[SEL] JD 160 Garden tractor question

[rdhaskell at juno.com]

Thanks for your reply Peter.
The plug to the back of the switch is pre wired, it can only go one way,
unless someone has pulled the wires out and switched them.

Ron Haskell
rdhaskell at juno.com
Riverside, California
USA
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On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 04:44:41 +0100 Listerdiesel <listerdiesel at gmail.com>
writes:
> On 7/10/05, rdhaskell at juno.com <rdhaskell at juno.com> wrote:
> > Hi all.  I am playing with a JD 160 garden tractor, trying to get 
> the
> > keyed ignition switch to start the engine.  I have power to the 
> switch,
> > when I turn the key to run I have power to another terminal.  But 
> when I
> > turn it to start, no other terminals get power.  I know there is a 
> safety
> > switch so it will only start in neutral, and possibly a safety 
> switch in
> > the seat.  But surely when the key is turned to start the ignition 
> switch
> > soul send power out to somewhere.  This is a new JD switch, the 
> old
> > switch did the same thing that is why it was replaced.  Any 
> suggestions
> > appreciated.  Thanks.
> > 
> > Ron Haskell
> 
> Sounds as though you could be putting power into the wrong terminal 
> to
> start with?  Check out the switch circuits with a test meter and 
> make
> sure that your feed terminal is the right one, otherwise you are
> starting off on the wrong basis for your connections.
> 
> Peter
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