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Posted by Dave H (MI) on August 04, 2007 at 07:50:39 from (64.12.117.137):
Good Morning! Kinda pretty one here in SE Michigan but me thinks the heat will be back in an hour or two. I soldered up my wire last night using the 3 amp diode from Radio Shack. I found the part Rich recommended but it is a long way into town and I was unsure so I went with the known quantity. I am not a fan of soldering on #10 wire especially when my larger solder tips are AWOL but I got it done. Installed it this morning, propped the ammeter where I could see it and hit the switch. Immediately noticed the static discharge reading on the meter...hopes soared. Pulled the starter and she fired to life. Meter jumped all the way to the right (20) and then settled down gradually to around "5". This alarmed me because I thought it would be close to 14 but then I remembered that "around 14" was the reading at the battery with the VOM meter if the alternator was charging. When I checked that reading it was indeed about 14 volts.
Tractor is running currently and it is too soon to tell if it will run better but it seems to be.
This sounds like a positive result to me! Appreciate the massive effort you guys put in helping me. Now if anyone has an easy way to get a #10 AND the coil hot wire onto a quarter inch spade connection at the new switch I would love to hear it. I hates these big stiff wires! Would like to avoid that carburetor if at all possible and move on to the 2N now! Had the battery for it on charge all night but she is not taking it.
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