Well, off work and back to the garage. So I have this electric lawnmower. A year or two ago, I got sick of fixing various aspects of the fuel system once or twice a year, so I got rid of it. (the fuel system, that is) It occured to me that it could be done with an electric motor. 30 amp motor with a 40Ah battery = about 1 hour 20 minutes of run time. In fact, the motor only draws 20 amps continuously giving nearly 2 hours of operation. So a few days ago I had to fix it. It didn’t break down, it was broken. My nephew hit a bracket against the shed doorway and snapped it off so that the on switch was no longer operable by the lever on the handle. The on switch was down by the motor and not easy to reach and actuate. It had to be moved. I got it moved and hooked up a linkage so that release of the safety kill lever on the handle also shuts off the mower. I also added a voltmeter on the handle for easy viewing. Now the kids can keep mowing the lawn with a mower charged by a solar panel on the shed and do it while I’m sleeping because it is nice and quiet!
BTW, got the threaded rod and I’m almost finished with the scooter battery pack, will post pictures in the next day or so.
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