Re: (ET) Diagnosing delay error on E15 board

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 26 Oct 2011 at 14:18, CZ wrote:

> Yes... We know the Alltrax is cool. But can you fix it with a simple 
> soldering iron? :-)

No, but YOU probably could, since you've successfully reverse-engineered 
the 
Hughes inverters in USE vehicles.

The point is, though, that I don't have to.  The Alltrax has been utterly 
reliable for me.  It simply works.  When I had the original GE controller 
in 
my E15, it seemed as if I was tinkering with it almost every other time I 
used the tractor.  I replaced capacitors and diodes, I cleaned and 
reseated 
the card edge terminals, I cleaned and replaced the reversing relay, all 
more than once.  It was a constant hassle.

One of the more memorable afternoons using the E15 was the one when I had 
to 
reverse the tractor by lifting the hood, tilting back the unscrewed relay 
panel, and manually engaging the reverse relay.  That was the final straw. 
 
The Alltrax went in shortly after that, and the controller headaches went 
away.

This is not to say that the Alltrax is the only suitable controller or 
necessarily even the best.  There are others.  Almost any, with the 
possible 
exception of the really cheap Chinese sweatshop junk, would be more 
reliable 
than GE's 3-decade-old parts - and more pleasant to use, too.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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