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Re: (ET) Charging Thru Accessory Plug, Replacing Reverse Relay, Steering

The accessory outlet is sort of protected by the same Klixon that protects the tractor wiring in the event of a diode fault in the charger. Depending on the configuration of your E-15, both CB-1 and CB-2 could be part of the circuitry for the accessory outlet.
Note that with age, connections loosen, and the internal contacts of the Klixon can develop high resistance, resulting in poor charger performance.The Power Disconnect is capable of doing that also. GE offered a charging cord that used the accessory outlet, if dimming memory serves correctly.You could use one ET to charge another. 

RJ

On 5/26/2012 12:13 PM, john rieffel wrote:

Tractor A: my "main" E15, with steering trouble due to poorly meshing
rack and pinion
Tractor B: my "backup" E15, with no reverse

Good news first: I was able to replace the fried reverse relay on my B
tractor with the relay from my A tractor, and now Tractor B is ready
for mowing (fingers crossed).  This involved swapping the batteries
from Tractor A to B as well.

Except: I typically charge my tractors with a Soneil charger via the
accessory plug, however when I plugged the charger into Tractor B and
turned it on the Fuel Gauge Needle didn't move up into the while
"charge" zone as it usually did.  Instead, for the time being, I'm
using the built-in charger.  Now, when charging, the Fuel Gauge Needle
is slightly higher in the green zone (i.e. something is happening) -
is this standard behavior?  Will it gradually move toward CHRG as the
batteries get charged? It's been awhile since I've used the built-in
charger.  How do I debug the accessory plug issue -- is there a fuse
somewhere between the plug and the batteries?

On an unrelated now, how is the horizontal steering shaft supposed to
be connected to the rack?  There are matched holes which I have an
undersize bolt threaded through.   Is a cotter pin supposed to be in
there?   If so, what size?

jr

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