May 15, 20233 yr Author 17 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: Maybe??? Solid state. "Alternator" light only glows slightly at very low RPMs. Output at high idle 13.5-14.5 volts. Should not glow at all while engine running. Have you tried disconnecting the battery when not in use to see if it holds a charge? 17 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: Was one of my next steps. Need good lighting and a telescope to see everything down in the underworld seat tunnel. A real PITA. I can get my arm down there, but then can't see diddly. Can't get my noggin in there well enough for my bifocals to kick in. Ended up having to replace the fuse box on the Z225 due to fuses melting. JD only ran one hot wire to the fuse box and the hot side was over heating under load. The connectors in the fuse box had opened up to the point of bad fuse connections. I replaced the fuse box with individule inline fuse holders wired direct to battery for about 1/5th the cost of what the JD dealer wanted. They said I'd have to replace the complete harness. With the way they ran the harness I would have had to take over half of the mower apart.
May 15, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said: Should not glow at all while engine running. Have you tried disconnecting the battery when not in use to see if it holds a charge? Low idle setting is too low and needs adjusted up. Oil pressure light will flicker too when engines hot and throttle is all the way back. This is the 3rd season for me. IDK how old the battery is as it came with the mower. Mower is a 2004. Only had 500 hours on it. I've put 176 hours since June 2022. Always has started until this spring. There is no parasitic draw. Battery has just run its course.
May 16, 20233 yr When a battery dies with no chance of resuscitation, it gets replaced with an Inerstate. They seem to be pretty good batteries.
May 16, 20233 yr 8 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: When a battery dies with no chance of resuscitation, it gets replaced with an Inerstate. They seem to be pretty good batteries. I've been using Rural King branded batteries for L&G equipment. Not sure who makes them. I've had good luck with them. Automotive, I use either O'Reilly or Advance Auto although had pretty good luck with a couple NAPA brands too.
May 16, 20233 yr Author Last auto battery I bought from boneyard. Date code said it was 6 months old out of being a 48 month battery. Guess I'm just the ultimate CB, $35.00 versus $135.00.
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