Briggs and Stratton Wiring Problem?
When I plug in the wire connector that goes to the Stator on my 16HP John
Deere Sabre Lawn Tractor, the connector gets real hot to the point of smoking. It appears there is a diode in the wire right after the connector. this connector has two wires one of which I think is for powering the headlights, the other has a diode in the line. If I leave the plug disconnected, the tractor runs and operates , however, I suspect the battery will soon go dead. Any ideas on what is wrong or how to fix it? Replace the diode? new stator? Thanks, R |
Briggs and Stratton Wiring Problem?
Roanin wrote:
When I plug in the wire connector that goes to the Stator on my 16HP John Deere Sabre Lawn Tractor, the connector gets real hot to the point of smoking. It appears there is a diode in the wire right after the connector. this connector has two wires one of which I think is for powering the headlights, the other has a diode in the line. If I leave the plug disconnected, the tractor runs and operates , however, I suspect the battery will soon go dead. Any ideas on what is wrong or how to fix it? Replace the diode? new stator? Thanks, R Have you checked to see if the battery is OK? Is the diode still OK? I would think the diode might be for charging the battery. |
Briggs and Stratton Wiring Problem?
Roanin,
If the connector is getting hot then I'd suspect the connector is failing. Does the diode get hot? Have you measured the DC resistance through each wire going to the connector? Here's a discussion of engine measurements. http://www4.briggsandstratton.com/mi...eplacement.pdf Dave M. |
Briggs and Stratton Wiring Problem?
Dave M. wrote: Roanin, If the connector is getting hot then I'd suspect the connector is failing. Does the diode get hot? Have you measured the DC resistance through each wire going to the connector? Here's a discussion of engine measurements. http://www4.briggsandstratton.com/mi...eplacement.pdf Dave M. Checked the diode and it is shorted. Will replace it tomorrow, do some more tests and report back. R |
Briggs and Stratton Wiring Problem?
On May 5, 9:22*am, "Roanin" wrote:
When I plug in the wire connector that goes to the Stator on *my 16HP John Deere Sabre Lawn Tractor, the connector gets real hot to the point of smoking. It appears there is a diode in the wire right after the connector. |
Briggs and Stratton Wiring Problem?
"Roanin" wrote in message ... Dave M. wrote: Roanin, If the connector is getting hot then I'd suspect the connector is failing. Does the diode get hot? Have you measured the DC resistance through each wire going to the connector? Here's a discussion of engine measurements. http://www4.briggsandstratton.com/mi...eplacement.pdf Dave M. Checked the diode and it is shorted. Will replace it tomorrow, do some more tests and report back. R FYI Checked the stator and it was OK. Replaced the diode with another one and all is working fine now. Now I wonder why the diode shorted out in the first place? R |
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