Re: (ET) Elec-Trak E20 fixing up and modifications (including Curtis conversion)

[Jim Coate <lists freerangeelectric com>]

Very nice work Ben. And nice machine shop :-)
The loader and everything pictured that you didn't talk about is quite 
interesting as well.

One small detail: the new control wiring includes a "ground bar" (as 
typically used in breaker boxes) that appears to be all your battery 
negative connections. I can't tell from the picture if this is insulated 
from the chassis? GE originally kept the battery isolated from to frame 
as has been the practice for on-road EV conversions.

On 11/07/2021 8:48 pm, Ben Carter via Elec-trak wrote:
> Hey all,
> As I promised a few weeks ago, here's the first bit of what I've been
> meaning to share with the group - taking my E20 from "as found" in
> rough, nonfunctional shape to a good working machine, with some
> healthy modifications on the way. I'll write about the loader build
> and drum brake conversion in later emails. Photos of all this are
> below, and some explanation below. Note the loader build starts with
> the photos of cutting a chunk of metal out of the large blue box;
> anything after that I really haven't talked about below except for the
> lights.
> Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/WEffiGGADUV77G9L8

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