Re: (ET) Overheating Problem

[RJ Kanary <rjkanary nauticom net>]

     Excessive current draw will cause overheating.A few moments with 
an inductive ammeter would steer you in the correct direction. Poor 
connections = high resistance = lotsa heat. That's another avenue that 
needs to be explored.Another road to take is this............do any of 
the Klixons® on the mower motors ever open?

         The motor that takes the most abuse is usually the center one. 
On the front mount mowers especially since the deck gets bent and the 
front part of the blade's path is closer to the ground.If THAT Klixon® 
fails closed, under those conditions wiring and terminals will pay the 
price.

RJ

soltrak wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
>       When mowing one of the front battery wires on my E12s gets so  
> hot at the terminal that it melted the thin plastic safety cover that  
> was touching it. I noticed several other battery tops getting warm  
> also, but this one wire gets hotter than the others. What could be  
> the cause?
>
> Thanks,
>
> JL
>
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