Re: (ET) Alltrax survey

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 21 Jan 2006 at 10:23, Stephen & Carol Welch wrote:

> I'm on my 3rd unit in my E20.  Both prior units failed and would not  
> switch from forward to reverse or vice versa.  There were sometimes  
> some PTO symptoms as well. 

I don't see what the controller has to do with the PTO.  Thus I would 
suspect something in your tractor's wiring.  Perhaps a wire with some 
cracked or worn insulation?

> 
> 1.  Which ET do you have?

E15.

> 2.  Since we don't have hour meters, how many months of active use  
> has your unit seen (take your best guess)?

Maybe 6 total?

> 3.  If your unit has required replacement, how many times?

Still using my original (first generation) controller.  I haven't even 
uploaded the revised field map because I don't own a Windows XP machine, 
and 
their software won't run under anything else.  (I borrowed an XP laptop to 
perform the original setup.)

> I'm only doing this survey to satisfy my/our curiosity, *not* to  
> "build a case" against Alltrax.  They've been good to me and I very  
> much like my controller.  I assume Alltrax does it's own product  
> performance tracking, but maybe this survey would uncover something  
> useful?

Sepex controllers usually need to be properly matched to the motor.  
AFAIK, 
Steve Richardson set up the field map for the E15 motor.  Hmm.

Anybody know what the differences are between the E15 and E20 motors? 

Anybody with an E20 willing to propose shipping it to Steve Richardson so 
he 
can examine and analyze a specimen, assuming he hasn't yet done so?


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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