I am having issues with the charging system on this tractor. I bought a new rectifier, one of the cheapo's but seems to be the most common, and still have the same issues. The system discharges through the rectifier causing the circuit breaker to cut in and out, initially caused the battery to go flat until I heard the clicking noise and unplugged B+. I have tested the resistance through the stator which ran .1 to .2 and zero from each stator wire to ground. Should the 12 v from the battery be passing through the rectifier to the ac terminals and ground? Which is what seems to be happening. Or, did I get another bad rectifier? Everything is fine until I plug the wire onto the B+ (middle terminal) and the problems starts. I charge the battery with the B+ disconnected and I can run the tractor until the battery goes flat. I just bought a new multimeter thinking that my old faithful may have gone to that meter home in the sky but same readings!
Thank you for any input! I hate being stumped on something like this!
Thank you for any input! I hate being stumped on something like this!