Charge the battery then take to auto parts store and have it checked. It may not be able to charge, or hold, a full charge. Make sure all connections are clean and tight. If you measure voltage from Batt-, or regulator ground, to chassis it should be very close to 0v with battery connected, or 0 ohms with it not.
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I know you verified the ground connection, but I'd make sure the negative end of the bat cable is nice and "tight" where it connects to the engine. I had funky voltage readings before and it was due to that loose ground conn.
If you're jumping it at the battery, measure the regulator voltage with the charge on. Should be same as at the battery. With the engine running and the jump still on, I'm not sure if the stator would supply enough to measure an increase from a large battery's output. Get the mower's battery charged and verified. Can be done at any auto parts store. The reinstall and see if you're measuring the 12v at the regulator with engine off. Start and see if it increases. Should never be less than battery voltage. I can see how you can damage a regulator jumping with a car battery with a high amperage output.
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You may find all is good, just need to allow the battery voltage to grow from a low level to full. Put on a charger. measure key on engine off, key on engine running. If an increase, system is charging.
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You need to quit jump starting it and put the battery on a charger to get it fully charged. Fortunately, you have not burned up the stator (yet). The charging system on the machine is for maintaining a fully charged battery, not to recharge a low or dead one.
Once a fully charged battery is installed, run a jumper wire from the regulator 12V out charging pin directly to the battery positive and see if it has charging voltage (above idle). If it does, that would indicate an open in the harness or a bad connector pin. trace wire down to find the problem.
If the regulator is not putting out charge voltage (above idle), it is defective.
Once a fully charged battery is installed, run a jumper wire from the regulator 12V out charging pin directly to the battery positive and see if it has charging voltage (above idle). If it does, that would indicate an open in the harness or a bad connector pin. trace wire down to find the problem.
If the regulator is not putting out charge voltage (above idle), it is defective.
Thanks for all the help. It seems the regulator pins from the aftermarket regulator do not line up the same as the factory. I had to split the stator wires from their harness and run them individually to the correct posts. All is good now.
It seems that I am back in the same situation as the original post in this message stream. Everything points to another bad voltage regulator. Any idea why these things continue to blow? The last regulator has lasted about 8 months. Put a new battery on the mower yesterday and it worked great until about halfway through the day today. Then, the PTO would not activate. I have learned that when the voltage is less than 12V, the PTO will not activate. This is the same thing that happened the last time. Any words of wisdom?
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Hello Ebtate8
You are inserting a separate help request into an existing post, I'll reply to you though. I understand the aggravation.
Disconnect and check across the 2-stator wires coming from under the flywheel to the voltage regulator with a multimeter for approximately 30+ Volts AC running at high RPM. If good there, the regulator is likely bad again. Possibly you are getting a poor-quality brand voltage regulator online. Amazon is not your friend. LOL
If the stator is not putting out good AC voltage, the flywheel magnets and the stator are suspect. Usually, older machines will have problems there, but high operating hours can also factor in.
The other problem could be poor ground connections. The regulator has to have a good, bolted ground where it is mounted and the battery negative cable to the chassis needs to be clean and tight. Don't trust any ground by looks alone. Loosen, clean and retighten then apply grease to the area. Grease will keep out moisture a deter corrosion.
You are inserting a separate help request into an existing post, I'll reply to you though. I understand the aggravation.
Disconnect and check across the 2-stator wires coming from under the flywheel to the voltage regulator with a multimeter for approximately 30+ Volts AC running at high RPM. If good there, the regulator is likely bad again. Possibly you are getting a poor-quality brand voltage regulator online. Amazon is not your friend. LOL
If the stator is not putting out good AC voltage, the flywheel magnets and the stator are suspect. Usually, older machines will have problems there, but high operating hours can also factor in.
The other problem could be poor ground connections. The regulator has to have a good, bolted ground where it is mounted and the battery negative cable to the chassis needs to be clean and tight. Don't trust any ground by looks alone. Loosen, clean and retighten then apply grease to the area. Grease will keep out moisture a deter corrosion.
