On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:02:39 GMT, lid (nsaikia) wrote:

Spring is around the corner - so decided to tend on my mower. Last
mowing season, a branch got stuck and burnt a wire. I replaced the
wire, the voltage regulator. The mower starts and runs for about 20
minutes, before dying on me. Then it will not start up because the
battery goes dead. I charge up the battery, mower starts up pretty
good - runs for 20 mins and battery is dead !!
First question is, does these mowers have charging system? Does it

If it has a battery, it has to have a charging system. Otherwise, the
battery will go dead after 20 minutes.

seem like the charging system is bad?

No, it's not bad. It may do bad things, but it needs to be gently
rebuked. It may also have a problem that has to be fixed.

Or do you think there is an
electrical short?

If there were a short, the battery would go dead while the mower was
parked, or it would spark all over the place, or it would go dead in a
lot less than 20 minutes. No reason to suspect a short.

If I need to look for a short, where should I
start?

Mower is a Toro with 11HP Brigs. Battery is brand spanking new.

You need to find out some details of the charging system.