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44 Starter Switch

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06-15-2004 06:49:49

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I am lookig for a source for a good heavy duty starter push button switch to go on the dash of our MH44. I can get one from an auto parst store that works for a while but its not heavy enough. The cable studs on the origonal switch were 3/8" and all the replacements I have found have 5/16" studs. They just don't stand up to the amperage for very long.

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jake

06-15-2004 09:02:55

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Re: 44 Starter Switch in reply to ET, 06-15-2004 06:49:49

i'd suggest you keep the low amperage switch, and instead of directly engaging the starter with it use it to actuate a relay, which then direct's the current to the starter. even a small 2$ relay can stand currents up to 30 amps.

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06-15-2004 09:27:37

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Re: Re: 44 Starter Switch in reply to jake, 06-15-2004 09:02:55

Jake, I have been kicking your idea around for a while myself. A farmall 300 or 400 used a 6 relay to power the starter. They were a regular change item on those tractors too.

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Don

06-15-2004 07:41:06

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Re: 44 Starter Switch in reply to ET, 06-15-2004 06:49:49

You may just have to go with an older-style foot switch common on Farmall's, etc. They were made pretty heavy and should still be available somewhere. I have one mounted on the dash and works well. Try to have a way of QUICKLY disconnecting battery in case anything in the dash area shorts out and/or catches fire, as the fuel tank is only an inch or two away!

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06-15-2004 09:05:19

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Re: Re: 44 Starter Switch in reply to Don, 06-15-2004 07:41:06

Don, I thought about one of those switches but the ones I have seen are a larger diamiter than the origonal switch and I didn't realy want to cut the dash.

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Tom Dold

06-15-2004 10:02:51

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Re: Re: Re: 44 Starter Switch in reply to ET, 06-15-2004 09:05:19

Use a Nappa ST6. It has 3/8 NF studs.

Tom

Dold Implement Co.
Howard, SD 57349

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06-17-2004 06:51:06

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Re: Re: Re: Re: 44 Starter Switch in reply to Tom Dold, 06-15-2004 10:02:51

Guess what? I ordered up the st6 switch from nappa and got another one with 5/16" studs. Good try though thanks for you efforts.

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