Re: (ET) Nothing works!

[Jim Coate <jbc_lists_NO_REPLY coate org>]

Caution: late night ramblings as I should be in bed, but that said...

By (sleepy) memory, the 30 amp fuse is for the lift; the control fuse 
and lights fuse are each 20 amps. Which fuse is it that blows?

If you go through the battery pack with your meter, does each battery 
add ~6 volts to the total? ie keep the black meter lead on the most 
negative terminal (B5-) and move the red lead up one battery at a time 
and should see 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 volts (or a little higher if 
fully charged) as move from B5+ to B6+ to B4+ to B3+ to B1+ to B2+. And 
yes, GE numbered the batteries in the most confusing way possible. 
Diagram here:
http://electrictractorstore.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=8&chapter=10

I'd ask what the gauges on the dash do, but if the fuse blows, the meter 
may not do anything?

As RJ said, knowing what model would help. If the GE tag went to the 
scrap yard along with the original rusty side panels, we'll have to get 
a few details to guess the model. First up would be the approximate 
diameter of the drive motor? (this determines if perm magnet model JA or 
sep-ex models CA-HA).


paul mitchell2007 comcast net wrote:
>  
> My E12 looks brand new: 4 new tires, rusted metal replaced, fresh paint, 
> and new decals.  The only problem...it doesn't run! 
>
> 1) When I engage the power disconnect, the 30A fuse blows.



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