DFW
Bronze Member
Hi all, sorry for the delay, had in-laws visit and was forced to go up to Lake Tahoe and do some spring skiing. Now, if you remember my original post:
<font color="blue"> It seems whenever I turn on any of my lights (headlights, marker lights, working lights, signals) and the tractor is running, my tachometer stops. Also, with the tractor not running, if I switch the lights on the ammeter jumps to the positive side. Any help of where to start looking would be much appreciated. FYI, the ammeter never goes negative... </font>
Well, the saga continues... I've replaced the instrument cluster, dealer suggestion, as I couldn't get to the tack leads as suggested, to test it. So, polished the frame where the negative connects to make sure I had a good ground. Still got the problem!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Tested the generator with no connections and the tractor running, 4.7 volts output, hmmm, not good. So, I asked the dealer for a new generator/regulator. Installed it, still no output with new generator/regulator /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif (all wires disconnected from the generator when tested BTW). OK, now what? Tried tracing wires, gave up when they disappeared into the wiring harness never to be seen again. Checked the fuses (did before, but what the heck). Curious, looks like two hot leads coming into the fuse block, one feeds all the circuits and has an outbound side and provides current for all the accessories. This line has a 5a fuse (which is blown). The other connection is just a one-to-one connection, does not feed anything else on the fuse block and is protected by a 30a fuse (it's ok). So, I replace the blown 5a with the 10a from the signals (won't be on the roads for a while), plug that in where the blown 5a was, start the tractor, the generator is generating /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif(my meter reads 13.5v), but the now the ammeter burys itself to the negative side. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif I know something's wired wrong here but don't posess enough knowledge to know what and don't want to burn the thing down. I'll talk with the mechanic tomorrow, but just thought y'all might have been here before.
<font color="blue"> It seems whenever I turn on any of my lights (headlights, marker lights, working lights, signals) and the tractor is running, my tachometer stops. Also, with the tractor not running, if I switch the lights on the ammeter jumps to the positive side. Any help of where to start looking would be much appreciated. FYI, the ammeter never goes negative... </font>
Well, the saga continues... I've replaced the instrument cluster, dealer suggestion, as I couldn't get to the tack leads as suggested, to test it. So, polished the frame where the negative connects to make sure I had a good ground. Still got the problem!!! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Tested the generator with no connections and the tractor running, 4.7 volts output, hmmm, not good. So, I asked the dealer for a new generator/regulator. Installed it, still no output with new generator/regulator /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif (all wires disconnected from the generator when tested BTW). OK, now what? Tried tracing wires, gave up when they disappeared into the wiring harness never to be seen again. Checked the fuses (did before, but what the heck). Curious, looks like two hot leads coming into the fuse block, one feeds all the circuits and has an outbound side and provides current for all the accessories. This line has a 5a fuse (which is blown). The other connection is just a one-to-one connection, does not feed anything else on the fuse block and is protected by a 30a fuse (it's ok). So, I replace the blown 5a with the 10a from the signals (won't be on the roads for a while), plug that in where the blown 5a was, start the tractor, the generator is generating /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif(my meter reads 13.5v), but the now the ammeter burys itself to the negative side. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif I know something's wired wrong here but don't posess enough knowledge to know what and don't want to burn the thing down. I'll talk with the mechanic tomorrow, but just thought y'all might have been here before.