If this ever happens again...you can always buy the diode at an electronics shop, cut out the old diode, solder on a new one.I had this same problem with a Toro zero turn mower. I bought a new PTO switch because that is what internet says it is. Didn't work. Finally took it to the shop. It was a 95cent diode that blew. BUT you can't buy it separately you have to buy the whole wiring harness. That fixed the problem.