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    popman1949 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 31, 2012, 12:31 PM
    How to check a john deere stx 38 charging system
    My battery is staying charged only three weeks at a time. I started the engine and remove the positive termial the engine died. I check the voltage at the front of the engine on the black and white wires it has only 4 volts this is after the engine was running. What can do, are how to check this problem to find the solution.
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    Aug 6, 2012, 12:21 PM
    Hi,
    Sounds like a bad stator/diode combination. Some models would fry that low amperage charging system. Look for melting of wire covers.
    Peace,
    Clarke
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