Re: No Electricial power

Posted by Janicholson on July 16, 2005 at 17:16:39 from (66.173.50.87):

In Reply to: No Electricial power posted by Power Tool Joe on July 16, 2005 at 16:44:04:

If the tractor was shut off, and there was just a few minutes between shutting it off, and trying it again, their is a totally bad connection, or most probably a bad battery. There is no way for a battery to use all its energy in a short time with out heating somthing up to smoke. Use a volt meter set on 20 volts DC and check across battery from lead post to lead post. If nothing, it is dead, and must be charged (sooner is better than tomorrow).
If it shows 13 volts, or so, use the meter to trace connections. Turn on the lights and put the meter leads from the lead post on the grounded side of the battery to the terminal that is attached there. (you are looking for a bad connection by observing voltage where there should be none. Then go from the lead terminal to the far end of the ground cable (not the bolt head, the metal terminal "EYE". If nothing then go to the frame of the tractor (a bare metal spot) if still nothing, you have got a good ground system.
THen do the same on the non-ground side checking wires and terminals (from the lead post of the battery. When you find ~12-13 volts, you have forun the break.
If the battery was dead, and several hours went by, There may be a battery drain. Several prior posts on this site explain the checks for that issue. I hope this helps. Jim Nicholson

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