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Re: Christmas decorations.
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Christmas decorations.
Curt Holland
开云体育Usually my wife loads the Christmas decorations for the entrance gate in the tractor/front end loader, but I was BushHogging today, so I loaded the boxes and bags of decorations in the back of the '60 Willy's wagon and got it running for her.
Down the driveway to the gate she went and worked off the tailgate, putting out the lights and garland.
While she was working a neighbor drove by, saw her working beside the Willys, and took this photo. Thought you'd enjoy it.
Curt
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Re: [External] Re: [WillysTech] Sharp as a bowling ball (cont)...
开云体育It may be something as simple as you having the headlight and parking light connections reversed on the headlight switch. Been a while but I recall something about the front parking lights on the pickup being on all the time? O at least all the time when the ignition is on? Hopefully others will pipe in if I’m wrong. ? Dan Beeker ? Indiana University - retired ? From: jeepeers85213 via groups.io
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2020 12:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [External] Re: [WillysTech] Sharp as a bowling ball (cont)... ?
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No sparks are fling and everything else seems to work. The only thing left is the light switch, it should have two pull-out positions. I would pull [trace the wire] the hot wire from the head light to the light switch,
the switch is bad or wired wrong. Walcks wiring harness should be good
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From: Cpezdog911@... To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Nov 25, 2020 7:58 pm Subject: [WillysTech] Sharp as a bowling ball (cont)... Finally got the nerve to sort out ?my previous wiring mishap..... refresher: 46’ CJ2A,6 volt, Walcks wiring harness..... I had unhooked negative cable at battery since previous mishap. Hooked up cable today and headlights came on w/headlight
switch in off position. Went thru parking light, headlight( all working), then back to off position but headlights did not turn off. Where should I look first? Remember....I seem to be an electrical idiot so simple,step by step is probably my only hope. Thank
you for any and all help and a Happy Thanksgiving to all!!! Mike
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Re: Sharp as a bowling ball (cont)...
No sparks are fling and everything else seems to work. The only thing left is the light switch, it should have two pull-out positions. I would pull [trace the wire] the hot wire from the head light to the light switch, the switch is bad or wired wrong. Walcks wiring harness should be good -----Original Message-----
From: Cpezdog911@... To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Nov 25, 2020 7:58 pm Subject: [WillysTech] Sharp as a bowling ball (cont)... Finally got the nerve to sort out ?my previous wiring mishap..... refresher: 46’ CJ2A,6 volt, Walcks wiring harness..... I had unhooked negative cable at battery since previous mishap. Hooked up cable today and headlights came on w/headlight switch in off position. Went thru parking light, headlight( all working), then back to off position but headlights did not turn off. Where should I look first? Remember....I seem to be an electrical idiot so simple,step by step is probably my only hope. Thank you for any and all help and a Happy Thanksgiving to all!!! Mike
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Re: Sharp as a bowling ball (cont)...
开云体育Don’t have a CJ, but does it have a floor mounted high beam switch? They are known to cause light gremlins.?On Nov 25, 2020, at 10:14 PM, jay <bitrootvz@...> wrote:
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Re: Sharp as a bowling ball (cont)...
Use a trouble light (lightbulb w/ground wire). Start at the headlights, unplug each one and with the light grounded check for voltage. Work your way back unplugging the next connection in line until you don't have voltage, that is where the short is. If you don't have a light You can also start at the battery and with the headlights on keep unplugging different wires starting at the possitive post and again in series unplugg until one doesn't turn off the headlights. Of you take the wires off the light switch does the headlights come on? Maybe your hooking up the switch wrong or it is shorted out. -------- Original Message -------- From:Cpezdog911@... Sent:Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:58:37 -0800 To:[email protected] Subject:[WillysTech] Sharp as a bowling ball (cont)... Finally got the nerve to sort out ?my previous wiring mishap..... refresher: 46’ CJ2A,6 volt, Walcks wiring harness..... I had unhooked negative cable at battery since previous mishap. Hooked up cable today and headlights came on w/headlight switch in off position. Went thru parking light, headlight( all working), then back to off position but headlights did not turn off. Where should I look first? Remember....I seem to be an electrical idiot so simple,step by step is probably my only hope. Thank you for any and all help and a Happy Thanksgiving to all!!! Mike |
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Sharp as a bowling ball (cont)...
Finally got the nerve to sort out ?my previous wiring mishap..... refresher: 46’ CJ2A,6 volt, Walcks wiring harness..... I had unhooked negative cable at battery since previous mishap. Hooked up cable today and headlights came on w/headlight switch in off position. Went thru parking light, headlight( all working), then back to off position but headlights did not turn off. Where should I look first? Remember....I seem to be an electrical idiot so simple,step by step is probably my only hope. Thank you for any and all help and a Happy Thanksgiving to all!!! Mike
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Re: 50 truck
Just wanted to let the group know, a friend just got a 49 or 50 pickup in pretty decent shap but been sitting for years and will need a frame off. Almost every thing is there even a factory winch. He is looking to get 7500 for it. If anyone is interested pm me and ill get you his number. The truck is in north idaho. -------- Original Message -------- From:"lopez94591 via groups.io" Sent:Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:11:08 -0800 To:[email protected] Subject:Re: [WillysTech] Sharp as a bowling ball..... Thanks John......I will check that ground first. Wouldn’t hurt as insulation started to melt. Yes to new switch.....obviously WASNT circuit breaker on bottom as I’d guessed because it’s doing just what the “old” one did as far as headlights......I hate electrical..... > On Nov 11, 2020, at 11:26 PM, John Kohnen wrote: > > ?The voltage regulator doesn't have anything to do with the lights. It's possible that the short fried the insulation between a hot wire and an adjacent wire to the headlights. Probably inside the harness where it'll be hard to find. > > You say you have a new light switch. Did it work OK before the short? The light problem could be a defective aftermarket switch, and totally unrelated to your mishap. Unplug the wires to the switch and see what happens. > > Good luck. > >> On 11/11/2020 1:59 PM, Mike wrote: >> Just re-completed hooking up my wiring harness/components..... unfortunately? when hooking up generator harness, I hooked up the ground wire to either the armature or field connection on the voltage regulator( not sure as, in a panic, I pulled neg battery cable as it began to smoke). Cooked insulation on ground wire but I BELIEVE it’s still ok.......got ground wire re-connected properly. Now when I turn on headlights, they won’t go off unless I pull battery cable even though knob pushed to off position. I’m GUESSING(?) that I fried something in voltage regulator(new headlight switch installed) but I’m sooooo dense electrically I’m hoping for confirmation/help. 1946 CJ-2A 6-volt Any help appreciated....Mike > > -- > John > Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil. (Eric Hoffer) > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > > > > |
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Re: Sharp as a bowling ball.....
Thanks John......I will check that ground first. Wouldn’t hurt as insulation started to melt. Yes to new switch.....obviously WASNT circuit breaker on bottom as I’d guessed because it’s doing just what the “old” one did as far as headlights......I hate electrical.....
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The voltage regulator doesn't have anything to do with the lights. It's possible that the short fried the insulation between a hot wire and an adjacent wire to the headlights. Probably inside the harness where it'll be hard to find.
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You say you have a new light switch. Did it work OK before the short? The light problem could be a defective aftermarket switch, and totally unrelated to your mishap. Unplug the wires to the switch and see what happens. Good luck. On 11/11/2020 1:59 PM, Mike wrote:
Just re-completed hooking up my wiring harness/components..... unfortunately? when hooking up generator harness, I hooked up the ground wire to either the armature or field connection on the voltage regulator( not sure as, in a panic, I pulled neg battery cable as it began to smoke). Cooked insulation on ground wire but I BELIEVE it’s still ok.......got ground wire re-connected properly. Now when I turn on headlights, they won’t go off unless I pull battery cable even though knob pushed to off position. I’m GUESSING(?) that I fried something in voltage regulator(new headlight switch installed) but I’m sooooo dense electrically I’m hoping for confirmation/help. 1946 CJ-2A 6-volt Any help appreciated....Mike-- John <jkohnen@...> Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil. (Eric Hoffer) --
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Sharp as a bowling ball.....
Just re-completed hooking up my wiring harness/components..... unfortunately? when hooking up generator harness, I hooked up the ground wire to either the armature or field connection on the voltage regulator( not sure as, in a panic, I pulled neg battery cable as it began to smoke). Cooked insulation on ground wire but I BELIEVE it’s still ok.......got ground wire re-connected properly. Now when I turn on headlights, they won’t go off unless I pull battery cable even though knob pushed to off position. I’m GUESSING(?) that I fried something in voltage regulator(new headlight switch installed) but I’m sooooo dense electrically I’m hoping for confirmation/help. 1946 CJ-2A 6-volt Any help appreciated....Mike
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Re: battery standards
The price of the Bluetti EB240??is not bad when one compares it to other battery powered solutions. The EB240 provides 2.4kWh of power for $2,000. That works out to $833/kWh.? ? The Tesla’s Powerwall 2 provides 13.5kWh and sells for $7,000 ($518/kWh). However, the Powerwall requires a gateway and installation. That typically adds on another $4,000 bring the cost up to $851/kWh.? ? While the Powerwall 2 has a variety of features for charging via grid and solar, it it not portable. For those in need of a (luggable) portable solution, the EB240 looks to be a decently priced solution.?? |
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Now that looks very good. ?At 2.4 kWh it's 1/10th the capacity of my son's first generation Nissan Leaf. ?Hopefully the manufacturer will introduce a 'daisy chain' feature, but that introduces complications with cabling etc. ?Perhaps a 5 kWh version, on its own hand cart would also be a good seller. ?To me, the price is high for a Chinese product, but there must be many people out there who could use this right away. ?If such an adaptable, portable unit were made by Tesla, in N. America, what would it cost?
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PUN. On 2020-11-05, at 9:35 PM, Steve Lessard via groups.io wrote:
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Re: battery standards
All this battery talk and talk of a battery standard that could be moved from tractor to car to house made me dig up this article I read about one month ago. This battery is not your usual external battery pack that you would use with your phone. It can power the authour's entire home office for 20 hours. It weighs just under 40 pounds and costs a cool $1,900.
On Thursday, November 5, 2020, 09:23:11 PM PST, John Kohnen <jkohnen@...> wrote:
Higher voltage has a big advantage for the kind of power that's needed for electric cars. If you use higher voltage you can use smaller wires to move the current necessary to provide the power needed to move the vehicle. Volts x Amps = Watts (power) The size of wire you need depends on how many amps you're trying to squeeze through it. Higher voltage means fewer amps for the same power. On 11/5/2020 8:44 PM, Dan M wrote: > Let me bore you to death here.? In the telecommunications world, 48 > volts was/became the standard for telecommunications central office > equipment decades ago. > ... > I'd thought that this voltage standard would move to the electric car > arena, because of the desire to control powered devices with data > packets; that using data network interfaces would allow manufactures to > use more "off the shelf" technology.? Hasn't happened yet.?? It appears > some will skip network over wire and go to wireless interfaces instead. > ... -- John <jkohnen@...> A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things. (Gilbert K. Chesterton) -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. |
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Higher voltage has a big advantage for the kind of power that's needed for electric cars. If you use higher voltage you can use smaller wires to move the current necessary to provide the power needed to move the vehicle. Volts x Amps = Watts (power) The size of wire you need depends on how many amps you're trying to squeeze through it. Higher voltage means fewer amps for the same power.
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Let me bore you to death here.? In the telecommunications world, 48 volts was/became the standard for telecommunications central office equipment decades ago.-- John <jkohnen@...> A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things. (Gilbert K. Chesterton) --
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Let me bore you to death here.? In the telecommunications world, 48 volts was/became the standard for telecommunications central office equipment decades ago.? This allowed for simpler battery backup systems. This was the voltage running on POTS (plain old
telephone service) lines to houses and businesses. ? This standard spread worldwide.? More recently, when telephones were migrating to packet, IP, data interfaces, and there was a need to power the telephones and other equipment without using the dreaded "bricks",
48 volts was the selected standard, again worldwide.?
I'd thought that this voltage standard would move to the electric car arena, because of the desire to control powered devices with data packets; that using data network interfaces would allow manufactures to use more "off the shelf" technology.? Hasn't happened
yet.?? It appears some will skip network over wire and go to wireless interfaces instead.?
Anyway, yes, there needs to be standardization. ? Usually, that means that the most successful vendor eventually drives an industry to their standard? (The Bell System and Cisco being the vendors in telecom). ??? I think the Black and Decker conglomerate could
do this.? But maybe it is not in their interest, if they're making all their money on proprietary batteries. ? ? Wait for the lawsuits as the Chinese battery manufacturers start selling knockoffs- since they're making most of the lithium batteries and tools
anyway. ?
Also interesting or weird in this space are Tesla electric motors.? Apparently, Tesla makes these for under $800.? Yet they sell for $3-4K used.? Should be an economic opportunity for someone.
Dan
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Re: How long until EV conversions become commonplace?
Sounds very good, practical. ?Is something similar available now? ?Surely Kubota, Yamaha, John Deere or ? have versions of this... at least on the drawing boards. ?My concern is for the customer who will only use a particular machine during one season and so would prefer a battery pack or two that can be pulled out and used somewhere else. ?I want flexibility.
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PUN On 2020-11-04, at 4:29 PM, RJ Kanary via groups.io wrote:
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开云体育??? This should get you started. :) RJ
On 11/4/2020 2:11 PM, willyswagon230
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That sounds like a very efficient set-up.?? What kind of machine is that??? I was interested in an electric garden tractor but the price was too high. |
RJ Kanary
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