Re: (ET) Strange Alltrax behavior

[Steve Gaarder <gaarder ecovillage ithaca ny us>]

I was wondering about that.  I have a spare contactor somewhere and will 
try it when I find it.

Thing is, there is no voltage on the contactor coil when it fails to run. 
Could the contactor still be the problem?

thanks again,

Steve

On Wed, 17 Jul 2019, jlantonucci comcast net wrote:

> Have you tried replacing the contactor?  I've seen older one act up like 
> this.
>
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> ------ Original message------
> From: Steve Gaarder
> Date: Tue, Jul 16, 2019 3:32 PM
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu;
> Cc: scarecrow gmail com;
> Subject:(ET) Strange Alltrax behavior
>
> I have an E-15 with an Alltrax controller.  The speed control pot is on a 
> throttle lever and the foot switch is controlled by a s
> eparate switch.  The first time I start it up it's ok.  I turn on the key 
> switch, the contactor closes and then opens a few secon
> ds later.  I turn on the "foot" switch, the contactor closes, and off we 
> go.  It's all fine till I turn off the foot switch.  Aft
> er that, it will not run.  Turning on the key switch makes the contactor 
> close, again for a few seconds, but it never closes agai
> n, until I let it sit turned off for 15 minutes or more.Any ideas?Steve 
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