Re: (ET) E 20 - charger hum kinda

["Konstanty, Walter \(GE Indust, ConsInd\)" <Walter Konstanty ge com>]

I was thinking more about the song  " To infinity and beyond " ......the 
disconnect on the Elec-Traks
is for that purpose.  I had some kids over riding the tractor and one of 
them was heading downhill and
he nudged the gearshift into neutral....the tractor almost went out of 
control and he just missed 2 toddlers before
turning it into the woods to stop it uphill into the brush....a very close 
call.  He was standing and couldn't hit the brakes hard enough....
it was a real lesson on letting kids ride these on hills.  Whew!

...Walt
Erie PA

-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
[mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of matt
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:19 AM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) E 20 - charger hum kinda


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.

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