Re: (ET) E-14 Timer

["Banks, Michael J." <mbanks protopower com>]

I have been thinking about that.    But replairing the timer was the
quick fix. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: PH [mailto:pholzsc yahoo com] 
> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:36 AM
> To: Banks, Michael J.; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: Re: (ET) E-14 Timer
> 
> Hi Mike
> I suggest you replace the timer with the Landis
> controller.
> The Landis will use the ET charger to keep your ET
> fully chargered all the time.
> I have had a Landis for 4 years and this is the best
> improvement over the original design.
> Thanks,
> Paul Holzschuher
> E15
> 
> --- "Banks, Michael J." <mbanks protopower com> wrote:
> 
> > I was having a problem with the timer on my E-12
> > (just happened on
> > Saturday).   It just wouldn't turn on.   Every now
> > and then I could find
> > a position where it would turn on, but it would shut
> > off immediately.
> > 
> > I didn't have an owners manual but I figured I would
> > open up the timer
> > and take a look inside.
> > 
> > So I removed the timer from the plate and opened it
> > up.    I didn't know
> > what to expect when I opened it up.   Which means,
> > that the 2 contacts
> > that the timer closes when charging popped right out
> > into my hands.   So
> > my first step was to figure out how it went back
> > together.     Then I
> > took a dremel to the ends of the contacts that touch
> > and cleaned the
> > corrosion.   I also added a slight bend to the
> > contact so it would want
> > to move into the shutoff section of the timer
> > (instead of wanting to
> > stay closed).  
> > 
> > Re-assembled it and now works good as knew.
> > 
> > 
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