[AT] OT electric trailer brakes; they're fixed!

[Stephen Offiler]

Lew - that too, but I was talking about how long it took to find the
problem because you repeatedly overlooked checking that particular
wheel.  That's the lesson.  Not sure how to phrase it but something
like "don't overlook anything!"

Steve O.

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Lew Best <lew at lewslittlefarm.com> wrote:
> Yeah; sure happened easy I think; I didn't force the wires into the clips.
> bet I'll watch things a lot closer threading wires thru clips, holes in
> frames, etc. in the future.
>
> Lew
>  -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Offiler
> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 6:35 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] OT electric trailer brakes; they're fixed!
>
> Hey Lew, good news there!  I am thinking that there is probably a
> lesson in here someplace as well... sure sounds like a mistake I might
> make myself.
>
> Steve O.
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Lew Best <lew at lewslittlefarm.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Charlie
>>
>> Sure kept me stumped for too many days.
>>
>> Lew
>>  -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charliehill
>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 9:48 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] OT electric trailer brakes; they're fixed!
>>
>> Good deal Lew.  Glad you found it.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lew Best" <lew at lewslittlefarm.com>
>> To: "At at Lists. Antique-Tractor. Com" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; "SEL"
>> <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 7:54 PM
>> Subject: [AT] OT electric trailer brakes; they're fixed!
>>
>>
>>> Hey guys
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Finally found the problem by accident.  Had tried everything I could
> think
>>> of & finally started pulling wheels again (thought I'd had them all off
>>> multiple times) but had obviously skipped one.  What was so mysterious
>>> near
>>> the end was that I could hook direct to a battery & they'd work but when
> I
>>> hooked them to the truck no voltage.  I hooked my other trailer with
>>> electric brakes up though & they worked fine.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd replaced one coil & it was on the wheel I apparently kept ignoring;
>>> seemed to work ok with a battery & having a new coil I never dreamed
>>> anything was wrong.  The wires are held away from the spinning wheel by
>>> some
>>> clips that clip to one of the brake shoes.  Apparently I scuffed the wire
>>> a
>>> bit putting the clips on as it was fried between 2 clips.  I had enough
>>> good
>>> wire left coming from the coil to solder new wires to & all is now well.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So it's now licensed, inspected & title transferred finally!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Lew near Waco, TX
>>>
>>>
>>>
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