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As soon as I turn the key to the on positon the 30 amp fuse blows. I have a Craftsman 12.5 lawn tractor. The battery is new. I'm not sure what's wrong. Thanks for any advice. Jeff C.
another easy mistake is to hook the battery cables to the wrong post. this to can cause this problem. i say this because you stated you put on a new battery.
Actually the fuse was blowing before I got the batt, which was old and I hoped was shorted out. I've been looking for a shorted wire but haven't found it. I also removed the gas tank for a better view of the wiring. I'm still looking, and an acre of longish grass is laughing. Thanks for the advice you guys. Jeffs616
keep on looking, and if you have not had any more rain than us, your grass will not grow too fast. you have a short somewhere as indicated by esquire1. try and obtain a wiring diagram.
I've looked from stem to stern and I'm not finding a shorted wire. I like the bad ign switch idea, briggz. The wiring is fairly simple and I think I've seen all of it by now. Jeff was getting upset last night and almost tossed it in a river. Luckily I don't live near a river. Until I can find a new switch I think I'll disco a few more components and pop a few more fuses. It has been dry here, 50 miles north of Philly, but I can almost see the grass grow. That might be in my head, though. Thanks again to all for the advice. Jeffs616
Ok, after much giggling I now believe the short is in the stator under the fly wheel. As far as I can determine the stator charges the batt and runs the lights. Would it be possible to disco the stator and the tractor would run, and then just charge the batt when I want to use it?
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