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Re: (ET) mower deck current draw
Sure you could. But why? Without the extra shorting contacts that are
on the GE contactor (which is a pretty much std DPDT type) you would
have no 'instant stop' of the deck blades, and if you used a
snowblower, it would take an *awful* lot longer to come to a halt.
This 'electric braking' of our accessories is a safety feature. You
would not have that feature. I would consider it unsafe especially with,
but not limited to, the snowblower.
Dave
Weymouth MA
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:59:59 -0400 "MakingLightning"
<MakingLightning comcast net> writes:
> I was wondering if I could just use a 100A dc circuit breaker as my
> on/off
> for the deck?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David C Robie [mailto:mycroftxx1 juno com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 8:08 PM
> To: makinglightning comcast net
> Subject: Re: (ET) mower deck current draw
>
> A big big contactor, not just a switch as it's not only got to
> handle
> rated current, but overlod current in tall grass and weeds, and even
> 'stalled' current before it's own circuit breaker opens. The blower
> uses
> a 50A breaker but I'll bet current gows over 100A when she clogs
> before
> the thermal opens up.
>
> Dave
> Weymouth MA
>
>
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:55:50 +0000 makinglightning comcast net
> writes:
> > If I were to put in just a switch, or use a breaker to control the
>
> > mower deck, what current rating should I use?
> > (assuming the most powerful mower deck Electrak used)
> >
> > Kevin
>
>