Posted by Harold Evans on August 09, 2010 at 17:01:48 from (69.136.4.122):
In Reply to: Electrical Problems posted by Allen Goodman on August 09, 2010 at 13:09:50:
The experts here will either confirm or correct this information, but from what I have learned the 'idiot' light serves a similar function as that of the diode. That is, it keeps the tractor from running on after you turn it off and also prevents the battery from draining down while the tractor is not running.
Do a Google search for alternator and diode and you will find lots of information on this subject.
Looking at the two excellent pictures in this thread of the alternators and how they should be wired, you can see that both have very similar wiring schemes. The wires with the light and the diode are the same and go to the same places. I think they are interchangeable. Again, the tractor experts will correct me if I'm wrong.
(I'm off now to double check on this myself, with the help of dear Miss Google)
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