It is also important to replace all the controls for the drive motor, PTO, etc. as the relay coils are designed for 36 volts and will have a short life at 48 volts. I believe Mark used an electronic controller, and may have kept the field limited to 36 volts.
And depending on how you get the 48 volts, it may be difficult to get the 12 volts needed for the light and the 18 volts needed for the lift. Using 16 volts might work for the lift, but would give the lights a very short life.
So it is possible, but not a trivial task. David Roden wrote:
On 14 Apr 2006 at 16:44, Ferguson Apiaries wrote:Does any one know if the 36v could be run on 48v without harm to the motors?Mark Hanson, who I daresay knows what he's doing, converted his E15 to use 48 volts. IIRC, he ran full voltage to the drive motor (but without field weakening). However, he used a second PWM controller to drop the voltage on the mower motors to 36 volts.
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