Re: (ET) Dead E-15

["RJ Kanary" <rjkanary nauticom net>]

      An issue with CB-1, the large Klixon® thermal limiter in the traction 
motor, or it's associated wiring could well cause the issues you have 
observed.

RJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Lukken" <petelukken taconic net>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:02 AM
Subject: (ET) Dead E-15


> Hi all,
>
> I have an E-15, 26AE15BA, that has worked wonderfully well until last
> week.  After having mowed the lawn I drove it into the garage and put
> the charger on.  Trying to move it the next day: no meters, no lift, no
> anything.  I checked both sides of the disconnect and can measure
> battery pack voltage to battery negative and...also to the chassis. No
> cables appear to be "grounded" to the chassis.
> Is there an obvious problem here, like a charger failure (which still
> seems to work fine) since that was the last part of the tractor that was
> operating before "failure". I do have schematics but my troubleshooting
> techniques are pretty poor.
>
> Thx in advance for your tips/techniques/hints/guesses.
>
> Peter
>
>
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