Hello again. I've been wading through the archives for many evenings now. Loving all the discussions about topics relevant to these tractors.
The charger in my E15 works, even the timer works and I've used it a bit. I acquired this E15 (and an E12S) just about six weeks ago and was only able to mow with it once this season.
I also have a little silver import 36V golf cart charger that I've wired up to the accessory port. It is a slow charger - only 5 AMPS but I felt I might have been able to rely on it to top off the batteries over the off-season from time to time.
Just pop the charger on the tractor for a few hours until the green light comes on, and put the charger away until next time. Except - it never actually switches off.
A little research reveals many buyers with the same problem. So, I can't trust it completely.
I had noticed discussion about better chargers in the archives but nobody discussed bank chargers much in the messages I've read so far.
Is there any creative way to attach a 12v x3 bank charger to the ET so I that I could park the tractor, flip some battery disconnect switches to separate the battery pack into 12V pairs, and then fire up a bank charger?
I have supposedly two year old Crown batteries that are clean and look well kept. I want to make them last as long as possible. I did clean all the connections, made sure all the batteries were full of water, and I have a hydrometer.
The ET charger seems to work well enough but its age does worry me a little. Don't want to have it fail and ruin a load of batteries.
Modern chargers seem to just no longer charge if they fail.
Thanks,
Chris in Tennessee