Re: (ET) E 20 - charger hum kinda

[matt <matty tds net>]

At 10:54 AM 6/5/06 -0400, you wrote:
>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.

Brings to songs to mind, " HOT ROD LINCON, LITTLE NASH RAMBLER"
Matthew P. Magda Jr.