(ET) I'm an idiot

[Michael S Briggs <msbriggs alberti unh edu>]

Just an update on the mower motor issue - I got it working earlier today 
(before the tractor shut down completely), such that all motors were 
cutting nicely. The problem was.... motor was connected the wrong way, and 
spinning backwards. Yes, two people suggested that might be the problem, 
and yes, I said I had already checked it, and that wasn't it. The very 
first thing I checked was to see if they were all spinning the same way, 
and I *thought* they were. Apparently I'm not very good at looking at 
blades and telling whether they're spinning clockwise or counterclockwise.
	I decided to check again today, and found that yup, in fact it was 
spinning backwards. I had reversed the wiring when putting everything back 
together. So, I switched it, and it worked fine.
	At least until the tractor stopped working entirely (see my last 
three emails). So, once I figure out what the problem is now, it will be 
cutting nicely. :)

Mike


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Michael S. Briggs
UNH Physics Department
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