Handsome Jack wrote:

thenorms posted

Hi,
thanks for the reply

I meant that the cutting deck raises and lowers electrically, which
works fine.

This model doesn't have a foot brake. It has to be in park to start.

So the parking brake must operate a switch that cuts the ignition
circuit. That may be the point of failure.

How do I short the sensor?

Connect its electric output direct to its input, so that the
weight-sensing switch inside the sensor can't interrupt the ignition
circuit. But your model is evidently a little different to mine, so it
might not work like that.

Perhaps you should buy, or borrow an inexpensive test meter. You
would then be able to follow back the circuit to see where the
feed is interrupted - failed switch, broken wire, loose
terminal...

Put simply, any circuit takes a supply from the electrical
source, and it makes its way by means of wires, switches and so
forth to the point where it does something - lights a lamp,
closes a relay, sounds a horn etc.

If it is not doing what you expect, either a wire has fallen off,
or some form of switch is no longer making contact properly.

Taking all necessary precautions appropriate to the application,
it is possible to bypass any part of the circuit (with croc clips
and a length of wire, for instance) to see if it has any effect
upon the desired outcome.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


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