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Re: (ET) Elec-trak Digest, Vol 16, Issue 68



All the diodes so far are showing .6 volts bias, so it might be a flakey diode. or it could be something in the CC relay, I did notice now that I think about it that the CC stopped working about the time this issue started. And maybe I can FINALLY fix the little light in the CC switch so it comes on.

Digging away this week in spare time, will report an answer.

On 10/29/2018 1:35 PM, Adrian Zeffert wrote:
Chris:
Check diode board. Sounds like 1 diode gone bad. Any 2 amp, 100v, diode will do.

I sold all my machines and parts around 2015 to a gentleman in Chelmsford MA, when I became unable to work on my e12's.

So, I hope you and other longtime enthusiasts are well.

It will be snow blower motor time again soon!!

I do check this board every so often to see what you are up to.

Regards, Adrian
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    Ok, this continues to be strange. Put in the new switch, tested all the
    switches, all 8 now are good. Put the tractor together, tested it.
    Worked ok for a couple of tries, but then started to do the run-on
    thing
    again.

    The symptoms are this: When in Foward, and you go to speed 1, the 1a
    relay locks in, the FR relay goes down, and the motor starts. Let
    off on
    the gas and it usually stops. Go to speeds 3 or 4 then to 0, and the
    motor continues to spin in speed 1. Looking at the relays I can see FR
    drops out, which should mean there is no power going to the 1F and 2F
    solenoids. Yet it runs for about 30 seconds, then spins down, comes
    back, then spins down again finally.

    In Reverse it's weirder. When you go into R the reverse light comes on,
    and the motor will go into reverse on speeds 1-4. However when you
    go to
    speed 0 the FR relay drops out, and the motor *IMMEDIATELY* goes to
    speed 1 forward. Even with the reverse speed still set and the reverse
    light on.

    It's as if power was getting to the contactors somehow, but from where?
    They're not stuck open, if they were it wouldn't go hard to forward
    when
    in reverse and speed goes to 0.

    It's possible my FR relay is burning out, I'll see if I have a spare
    36v
    relay. But the power has to come through the start switch....

    AND I just noticed there is a wire 29-00 that goes back to card 4, pin
    1. Ah great, what is that.....

    C



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