Re: (ET) Just received my Alltrax today!

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

Just a few things I did with the E15 conversion that come to mind.  Some 
of 
them might be considered "lily gilding," I suppose.

1.  Used all new wiring behind the panel, color-coding the wires to make 
them easier to trace should I ever need to do so.  I also documented the 
wiring with a diagram.  (I really should have replaced all the high power 
wiring too, but it was wintertime and I got lazy.) 

2.  Made up a speed control with bits of a used Solectria 5k potbox and a 
reversing toggle switch.  I sized it so it just fits where the old GE slam-
lever was.  This unit plugs into the rest of the wiring with a molex plug, 
just as the GE gadget did.  I wanted to use a foot pedal, but the 
logistics 
of that didn't work out.  Maybe later.

3.  Added a reverse beeper using a little radio shlock piezo gadget and an 
IC adjustable voltage regulator to drop the 36v to ~12v.  I found that 
without this I'd forget and leave the tractor in reverse, then get a 
surprise.  I'm just too used to the old GE pull back to back up, push 
forward to go forward.  (If I were doing it over, I might dope out a way 
to 
do that style of f/r with the potbox, instead of having a reverse switch.)

4.  Moved the contactor from the Alltrax recommendation.  I found that 
mounting the contactor on the controller, as the Alltrax sheet recommends, 
gave me clearance headaches.  I left a contactor mounted in the bottom 
factory location, and mounted the controller above it.

5.  Replaced the underhood fuseholder, which was getting flaky, with a new 
marine type fuseholder.

If I remember anything else, I'll post it.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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