Recent content by maillemaker

Very nice manual, thanks!

I had done some googling and it said if you have a multimeter set to DC and try to measure AC you will just get zero?

Sounds like if I hook up a multimeter from the red wire to ground I should see DC current if my multimeter is set to DC. If I set my multimeter to AC and it detects a voltage on the red wire then it would mean the diode is bad. Sound right? The last time I tested this (page 1) I was getting...

OK after carefully examining the schematic I think I see what you are talking about with the diode. Evidently the diode prevents alternating current and so you get intermittent DC current. The diode is not my red crimps, the diode I think is under the shrink tubing here:

I am confused here to the "diode" you speak of. Are you talking about this thing? The red crimped-on thing is just a crimp connector I used to re-splice the cut wires.

Thanks that looks like it! Strange that it looks like AC goes to charge the battery?

I just went and checked again - no schematic in the owner's manual. https://www.searspartsdirect.com/manual/22t7fgutf9-000247/craftsman-917287070-front-engine-lawn-tractor

I got my sprayer hooked up. Works great!

OK, I wired it back the way it was before it blew the fuse, and the headlights actually do work. Switch is just crusty, I guess - when I flick it on and off sometimes it does not turn on sometimes it does - but it's the switch. When the lights are on, they dim/brighten with engine RPM. So, I...

Ok I replaced the fuse, and it runs again, as shown wired up above (original and with alligators - it's the same). Steve

Well, it must have been wired right, because I reversed the wires, and it ran about 2 seconds and shut down. Blew the fuse. I can't really trace where anything goes as it's a dirty rat nest and half the harness is hidden inside tubing.

Do I test the black wire to ground? I disconnected the plug at the engine, and tested each pin to ground. The red wire is giving me 16.8 VDC to ground. The black wire is giving me 15.5 VAC to ground. Steve

I have a Craftsman LT2000 riding mower. Model Number: 917.287070 Serial Number: 080907D019984 I purchased the mower new about 10-12 years ago. Shortly after I bought it, someone tried to steal it from my back yard. They had cut the wiring harness shown in the picture below. I assume they...