I have the stock I-5 Anderson connector and wiring, which I believe is the same as the optional E-20 one Tim mentioned.
Mine never gets hot, sparks or melts, despite being 46 years old, so I think it's a good solid setup. Strongly recommend.
Still going to send you those pictures someday. But I gotta finish rebuilding the well's above ground bits, I've got no water in the house tonight!
--Charlie
The leaf vac originally plugged into the optional rear PTO which is
controlled by the same contactor that controls the front/main PTO. It
used a blue Anderson PowerPole connector (same pins, but different shell
as an SB50 connector). The rear PTO was also used for later model
tillers. It mounted under the right rear fender. You can download the
installation directions (GEH-4016.pdf) from George's site
(myelec-traks.com). Basically one lead goes to a battery in the rear box
and the other connects to the PTO contactor.
The rear PTO is often confused with the optional front and rear power
receptacles. The power receptacle is always hot and used for the
booster power pack and the forklift. It also used a PowerPole connector,
but a different color (red and black instead of PTO blue) and mounted on
opposite rear fender.
Tim M
On 11/13/2019 11:14 AM, Chris Zach wrote:
> Fired up the vacuum today to do some leaves. Noticed after a bit the
> motor speed was dropping and found that my Anderson connector plug was
> *melting*. Turns out the sparks from connecting it did in the connector.
>
> Drat. Now I need to wire in a new one, and more importantly finally
> build a contactor/switch assembly so I can turn the blower on and off
> manually. I feel kind of silly for not doing it up till now, oh well.
>
> How did it connect to the pack originally? Did one need to have a rear
> PTO socket for it, I can't believe it would have plugged into the
> front 30a accessory socket....
>
> Live and learn.
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