Hi. Sorry I haven't added anything to this for a while. I has a medical emergency that kept me tied up until now.
It turns out the problem was the brand new battery I bought for it was defective. The top was not sealed correctly and was leaking. I didn't figure this out until I went to return it because it kept looking charge. When I took it out of my truck my shirt got wet and noticed the leak. I got a new battery and the mower is fine. Battery charges, ir starts a runs perfect.
Thanks for all your help. I was about to throw a bunch of parts at it but with the help I was able to test and determine that the parts I was about to replace were fine.