Re: (ET) Alltrax survey

["Jerry Rhodes" <jlrhod alltel net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Rhodes" <jlrhod alltel net>
To: <noaddress drmm net>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Alltrax survey


> David I have an E20 he may play with all he wishes, it will be my last
> project to redo, it would be about 6th in line,  where is Steve at? I my
> deliver,
> Jerry NW Ohio
> E12M next
> E14 5th
> E15 running
> E20 6th
> NI EGT 120 7th
> Cub 106 elec now 1st
> Cub 149 elec now 2nd
> Wheelhorse 2202-8 elec now 3rd
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Roden" <etpost drmm net>
> To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 11:35 AM
> Subject: Re: (ET) Alltrax survey
>
>
> > 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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