Battery was bad so has new battery--got new battery and used the tractor for few couple of hours--disconnected one battery cable to be sure no drainage would take place..went back yesterday, connected battery cable--won"t do anything....tractor is 30 miles from me so that is the first disadvantage--anyway told my Dad to check the voltage of the battery and to check all connections at starter, solenoid, ground cable. Has new battery cables--paid outrageous price few months ago for the original type heavy positive cable and braided ground cable..What am I missing?--Thanks for any suggestions..
- Thread starter Tom N MS
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Was it charging while running? What was the voltage when your Dad checked it?
The tractor can't really drain the battery while its disconnected so while unlikely,
maybe it wasn't fully charged when you got it and two hours of running
without it charging ran it down.
Also possible you got a bad battery. You could put a load tester on it or have the
parts store test it.
The tractor can't really drain the battery while its disconnected so while unlikely,
maybe it wasn't fully charged when you got it and two hours of running
without it charging ran it down.
Also possible you got a bad battery. You could put a load tester on it or have the
parts store test it.
I went last weekend and like a dummy took my digital meter so could not really check the generator output correctly but my Dad took the gen. to a local shop and they said it was good--don't know but surely they checked the output. Dad knows the guy so I think he would have done the whole test-said brushes looked good and bearings were good...like you said, maybe a bad battery or weak off the shelf--they probably don't sell too many 6 volt batteries.---anxious to see what he says the voltage checks across the battery now that it has sat just a few days disconnected..Thanks for the help-will keep you posted.
Mr. T. Minnesota
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Tom,
If the battery checks out I would recheck the contact between the new cables ends to terminals and ground. Last year I thought my connections were good but the positive ground had corroded and would not even power the lights.
Do you have a working ammeter? If so, have you noticed if it is charging? May wish to check the belt tightness too.
Hope this helps!
Mr. T. Minnesota
If the battery checks out I would recheck the contact between the new cables ends to terminals and ground. Last year I thought my connections were good but the positive ground had corroded and would not even power the lights.
Do you have a working ammeter? If so, have you noticed if it is charging? May wish to check the belt tightness too.
Hope this helps!
Mr. T. Minnesota
when the cutout opens, it's not hooked to the battery.
the field pieces keep a residual magnetic charge.. that is how the genny bootstraps itself up....
if the field shoes are changed or the genny is substantially repaired or dropped alot or sat for years or otherwise demagnatized.. then you need to re-flash it..
the field pieces keep a residual magnetic charge.. that is how the genny bootstraps itself up....
if the field shoes are changed or the genny is substantially repaired or dropped alot or sat for years or otherwise demagnatized.. then you need to re-flash it..
Stopped by my Dad"s place today. Connected the battery cable, put it in neutral-turned on the key and hit the starter button..Fired up like it always has..Maybe he just didn"t have the shift lever exactly where it needed to be---killed it and fired it up several times..Just hit me that I should have polarized the generator and I didn"t..reading across the battery with it running it showed only 6 volts...he said that the generator/starter shop guy did check it for proper voltage output and he said it was o.k.
With the rectifier it may be easier to measure voltage to it and through
it as souNdguy suggested, but you can check it with an ohmmeter.
Does your digital meter have a diode check scale? If so use that and
measure it with the tractor off and wires disconnected from the cutout.
Hook your meter up with the black lead on the battery side, red on the
generator side and it should measure near continuity.
Then reverse your meter leads and it should read no continuity or open.
it as souNdguy suggested, but you can check it with an ohmmeter.
Does your digital meter have a diode check scale? If so use that and
measure it with the tractor off and wires disconnected from the cutout.
Hook your meter up with the black lead on the battery side, red on the
generator side and it should measure near continuity.
Then reverse your meter leads and it should read no continuity or open.
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