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Re: (ET) Foot pedal for Alltrax



Good evening,
I removed the micro switch box on my C-185, mounted a
block of wood where the holes were to support the
carburetor cable kit I use from the pedal to the POT that is
inside the Aluminum housing, (where Joel has his). Added
a helper spring from the wood block to the pedal. The
braided cable wire covering  looks good. I have the tension so
the weight of my foot holds the pedal down.
Tom K.



----- Original Message ----- From: <et jpjt net>
To: <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: (ET) Foot pedal for Alltrax


ditto here. Except my pedal is a scrap of aluminum, attached to a couple of hinges and a rod that goes through a hole in the cast aluminum.

See pictures here:
http://www.elec-trak.com/gallery/browseimages.php?c=21
http://www.elec-trak.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=57&c=21
http://www.elec-trak.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=58&c=21
http://www.elec-trak.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=59&c=21


Joel


On 10/12/2011 10:18 AM, Doug McCorkle wrote:
I put an AllTrax on my E15 a few years ago.  It came with a spring-loaded
pot.  I just made a wooden pedal, hinged to another piece of wood that I
attached to the footrest, tied a rope to the pot and ran it down to the
pedal (I think I had to cut a hole in the tractor - the pot is mounted
inside about where the original throttle assembly was). Very simple, and it
works just like a car's gas pedal.
Doug McCorkle
AllTraxed E15HA

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Coate [mailto:jbc_lists_NO_REPLY coate org]
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 9:46 AM
To: Elec-Trak
Subject: Re: (ET) Foot pedal for Alltrax

I've looked into that unit at one point too. Unfortunately it comes with
EITHER a 5K pot OR a micro-switch actuated by the pedal. To use with an
Alltrax (or Curtis etc), both the 5K pot AND the microswitch are
required. The PB-6 has both.

Yes, you could skip the microswitch and still have it work but that is
one of those safety things that really should be used. Just in case the
pot goes ker-fluey, the controller has another way to know that you have
taken your foot off the pedal.


On 10/11/11 2:55 PM, David Roden wrote:
On 11 Oct 2011 at 13:22, Steve Gaarder wrote:

We've decided to install an Alltrax controller in our E-15, and would
like
to have a foot pedal to control it. Does anyone sell a foot pedal/pot
assembly that works well?
I haven't actually tried this yet, but I was looking at it a while back.
I
would think that it would be pretty sturdy.

http://na.suzohapp.com/driving/50819400.htm




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