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There is
a large Klixon® limiter that is attached to the traction
motor.Depending on the flavor of E-15 you have the wires may be Red,
Black, or one Red and one Black and possess the numbers of 2 or 5 or
2-04 Red and 5-01 Red.When this limiter opens, the Fuel Gauge sinks to
the West like it's been shot, and everything comes to a halt. High resistance connections can cause premature tripping. Due to its exposed location, moisture takes its toll and the opening value tends to drift lower.Both these conditions, plus working the tractor too hard in the Field Weakened speeds will cause this to occur. RJ john rieffel wrote: Hi Trekkers, It's pouring again now in Upstate, NY, but during a break in the weather today I was able to test out my new batteries (thanks harold!), and was very impressed by their power and longevity (my 3x12v deep cycle marine setup was good while it lasted, but...). After 40 minutes of pretty intense mowing (two straight weeks of springtime rain) in the lower of the high gears, my E-15 came to a dead stop - as if I had kneed the power cutoff. The power meter registered zero. After wiggling and jiggling and poking and prodding, it seemed to come back to life (meters in the green again) of its own accord. Could this be due to the thermal fuses? It is worth noting that the power cables connecting the ET to the batteries were quite hot, although my brand-new interconnects were barely warm. Should this be a cause for concern, and if so where do I start? Unrelated: For the sake of longer battery life and better cutting, I'm interested in sharpening and balancing my blades - any advice? I have a 10" bastard file, but no bench grinder. regards, jr _______________________________________________ Elec-trak mailing list Elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu https://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo.cgi/elec-trak |