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Old 12-30-2014, 08:37 PM
J-Mech J-Mech is offline
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Originally Posted by Oak View Post
I agree J. What if his battery voltage is droping off? If it is not, then its time for a GR starter. I can't hear his video so I'm not sure what it sounds like. You are correct my switch will only pass about 5 volts until the tractor is warm and then I get 12 volts at the solenoid coil. At 5vdc the solenoid will only click.
If the meter drops it could be bad connection or weak starter. A starter pulling too many amps will draw the battery down. That's why I suggested checking connections first. If all connections are good, batteries test good, and still pulls down, it's a bad starter. It's a poor test, the best way is amp draw, but you have to have an amp clamp. That's the best test I could come up with.....
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