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Re: (ET) VDR-1



It probably exploded when it shorted out and had 36 volts of battery across it. Not a biggie, just put a new varistor in. What it does is help dissipate the back emf coming off the motor and keeps the relays from pitting on an E15 reversal. Not as big an issue on an E20 but it is nice to have something reducing the load on the contactors.

C

On 9/4/2022 1:05 PM, Mike Finck via Elec-trak wrote:
I was tracing wires from the CC relay on one my E-20 tractors (EC) I unexpectedly discovered the VDR-1 is 
gone. One end of each soldered lead is still soldered but the other end of each is "dangling" in mid-air 
with the "body" of the varistor missing. 1. I found it on the Schematic and Connection Diagram page 
7-16 but have no clue what it is doing! What might I expect to be a symptom of its absence?2. Where/how do I find 
a replacement?  I would leave what is existing and solder the new leads to the old existing ones. Is it 
directional? Jim shows a varistor in his catalogue, haven't heard back from him. One other unrelated item. On 
the same Schematic there is a drawing inset describing a modification issued via letter on June 18, 1973 regarding 
adding a wire splice and a diode. I am not savvy enough to be able to look at the tractor's wiring and determine 
if the modification has been done. It appears to involve a relocation of wire 41-01 but I can't figure out where 
to exactly. (Not something easily described via email w/o drawings and/or photos.)
MIke
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