Re: (ET) E 20 - charger - Disconnects, transmissions

[JBR <reinharj frontiernet net>]

Hmmm - makes me think - my Comuta-Car does NOT have a disconnect OR a 
transmission that could be put into neutral.  Maybe this was the car David 
refers to !  

I guess I should carry a hammer to beat the battery post, for emergencies. 
 
<grin>

On Monday 05 June 2006 07:59 pm, Rob Brockway wrote:
> 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
>