Re: (ET) power disconnect heating up

["Hazen, Dwight L" <hazen indiana edu>]

Take the switch apart and clean the contacts. Make sure the spring tension 
is good. Dirt and corrosion is the cause.

  Dwight


Dwight L. Hazen

Indiana University, UITS, Networks

Bloomington, In. 47408-7378

812-855-5367

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-----Original Message-----
From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu [mailto:elec-trak-bounces 
cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of Christopher Zach
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 7:50 PM
To: tbamc
Cc: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) power disconnect heating up

tbamc wrote:
> I noticed--by accident--that after mowing for a while, the metal on my
> power disconnect handle gets quite hot.  Does that indicate too much
> resistance in the switch?

Yes.


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