Re: (ET) E 20 - charger hum

[Rob Brockway <getractor yahoo com>]

Too bad he did not throw the transmission into neutral.

David Roden <etpost drmm net> wrote:
> On 4 Jun 2006 at 8:39, Tim Humphrey wrote:
>
> > Which kind of makes me wonder why we have a disconnect in the first place.
>
> In case a contactor sticks and you can't stop the tractor!
>
> When I first started really getting into EVs almost 20 years ago, I heard 
> about a '70s vintage EV hobbyist who decided he had to try out his not-quite-
> finished conversion before having any kind of emergency disconnect in place. 
> The controller failed and the motor went full on! He was careening down 
> the road, braking with all his might, to no avail.
>
> Fortunately he had a couple of batteries loose on the front floor of the 
> car, and his tools on the seat beside him. He was finally able to stop the 
> car by beating a battery post
>  with a hammer until it broke off.
>
>
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
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