NAA electric question..

upnorthwi

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1954 NAA 6 volt

Just noticed on the new NAA that when you pull the headlight switch it instantly kills the tractor.

Any ideas and where do I start looking first?

Thanks
 
(quoted from post at 22:50:40 11/09/12) 1954 NAA 6 volt

Just noticed on the new NAA that when you pull the headlight switch it instantly kills the tractor.

Any ideas and where do I start looking first?

Thanks
heck for bad/weak connections, most likely in the path between the lights and the battery, including battery ground. i.e., some connection is good enough to carry ignition current alone, but not good enough to carry ignition plus lighting current.
 
(quoted from post at 23:50:06 11/09/12)
(quoted from post at 22:50:40 11/09/12) 1954 NAA 6 volt

Just noticed on the new NAA that when you pull the headlight switch it instantly kills the tractor.

Any ideas and where do I start looking first?

Thanks
Check for bad/weak connections, most likely in the path between the lights and the battery, including battery ground. i.e., some connection is good enough to carry ignition current alone, but not good enough to carry ignition plus lighting current.

Or a dead short to ground somewhere between the headlight switch and the lights themselves. I would disconnect the battery and do some testing with a meter. You don't want to keep draining the battery with a short like that if that is the problem.

Disconnect the wire at the headlight end and with the switch off, measure resistance from the headlight end of the wire to ground. Should be infinite resistance. If it shows any resistance below infinite then you've got a short to ground somewhere between the switch and the headlights (or inside the switch itself).

Then with the wire still disconnected, measure the resistance from the switch to the headlight end of the wire. That should read close to zero ohms. Anything more that a couple tenths of an ohm and there's a problem with the wire like corrosion, rust, dirt or a loose connection somewhere.
 
my guess is your headlamps are run thru the ignition switch and it's not up for it / has a bad connection.

offload them from the ignition.. let it just handle the coil, and exciting the alternator if it has one.. :)

source power for the lamps on the same side of the ammeter as the ignition switch is drawing from to preserve your net charge / discharge setup
 
Headlite switch should have a fuse on it.No fuse, a short in the headlite wiring would kill the engine when you turn on the lites.
 

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