mkirsch said: (quoted from post at 08:45:31 07/19/10) Why do you think they went to solenoids on later tractors?
It's because those starter buttons were never the right tool for the job. They have ALWAYS been a problem, right from the get-go.
The problem is, you can't push the starter button fast enough to make contact without a spark jumping across the gap. Eventually, the sparks burn the contacts, and the switch stops working.
If you got 5 years of regular use out of a starter switch, then you've done well.
The switch in the picture failed because the insulators failed on the button. Notice the ends where the electrical contact is made look fine but the center has been overheated. It may be that the original cause was to small of conductor around the hole but my guess is that it failed because of a short to the center pin.
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