LostCornerKid
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L245 Won\'t Start - No Dash Lights
I went out to start the Kubota back in the winter to let it run for a little while, pre-heated as usual and tried to start, but it was dead. Brand new battery, so it wasn't a simple case. When I turned the starter switch to the start position the dash lights went out. I fiddled with the switch, but didn't spend much time with it then. Recently, I have had a little extra time and pushed it into the shop to take a closer look. My first assumption was the starter switch or the ignition switch failed, but after finally getting the dash apart so I could easily get to everything and testing with the multimeter I found that the ignition switch correctly throws 12V to all circuits including the starter so it isn't the ignition switch. I then noticed something peculiar, when I replaced the left-most fuse, and re-tested everything everywhere that was 12V previously now had 0 potential or was essentially grounded. Best I can tell the only wire hooked to that circuit other than the power supply is black-white and goes to the voltage regulator. Having not tested this before I am assuming this shouldn't ground the entire system.
Does anyone know that if when a voltage regulator fails it normally creates a circuit direct to ground? Does anyone have any additional thoughts or ideas? Right now I don't know where else to turn.
Thanks.
I went out to start the Kubota back in the winter to let it run for a little while, pre-heated as usual and tried to start, but it was dead. Brand new battery, so it wasn't a simple case. When I turned the starter switch to the start position the dash lights went out. I fiddled with the switch, but didn't spend much time with it then. Recently, I have had a little extra time and pushed it into the shop to take a closer look. My first assumption was the starter switch or the ignition switch failed, but after finally getting the dash apart so I could easily get to everything and testing with the multimeter I found that the ignition switch correctly throws 12V to all circuits including the starter so it isn't the ignition switch. I then noticed something peculiar, when I replaced the left-most fuse, and re-tested everything everywhere that was 12V previously now had 0 potential or was essentially grounded. Best I can tell the only wire hooked to that circuit other than the power supply is black-white and goes to the voltage regulator. Having not tested this before I am assuming this shouldn't ground the entire system.
Does anyone know that if when a voltage regulator fails it normally creates a circuit direct to ground? Does anyone have any additional thoughts or ideas? Right now I don't know where else to turn.
Thanks.