lawnmowers

mowing frenzy · 03-02-2008, 03:41 PM

got a rider mower going through batteries like water not sure what to replace or where part is located 20hp briggs

**K-B** · 03-02-2008, 03:55 PM

If you're not comfortable doing your own repairs, I'd suggest you take the mower to a shop, electrical problems can be difficult to diagnose. That being said...
I'm assuming the battery is being drained, quickly? I would check the battery cables first, make sure the ends are good.
Does the mower have an ammeter (measures current output)? If so, what does it read?

mowing frenzy · 03-02-2008, 05:08 PM

all that is good was told that their was a part that wasnt charging the battery like it should while mower is running

**K-B** · 03-02-2008, 05:45 PM

Well then you're gonna need some special tools (multimeter) and a service manual to figure out which part, could be the stator, but without knowing the model# I couldn't tell you for sure, some models have extra modules that can go bad.

mowing frenzy · 03-03-2008, 03:23 PM

what part helps keep a charge on a battery when the mower is running

**K-B** · 03-03-2008, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mowing frenzy

what part helps keep a charge on a battery when the mower is running

Well, the stator is normally what actually generates the current, but depending on the model, if there's no charge getting to the battery, there are other modules between the stator and the battery that can go bad.

03-02-2008, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
mowing frenzy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4 OS: winxp	lawnmowers got a rider mower going through batteries like water not sure what to replace or where part is located 20hp briggs

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K-B Moderator/Gearhead Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,663 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Re: lawnmowers If you're not comfortable doing your own repairs, I'd suggest you take the mower to a shop, electrical problems can be difficult to diagnose. That being said... I'm assuming the battery is being drained, quickly? I would check the battery cables first, make sure the ends are good. Does the mower have an ammeter (measures current output)? If so, what does it read? __________________ Registered Linux User #435503 A peanut sat on the railroad track His heart was all aflutter The five-fifteen came rushing by Toot toot! Peanut butter.

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03-02-2008, 05:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
K-B Moderator/Gearhead Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,663 OS: Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Re: lawnmowers Well then you're gonna need some special tools (multimeter) and a service manual to figure out which part, could be the stator, but without knowing the model# I couldn't tell you for sure, some models have extra modules that can go bad. __________________ Registered Linux User #435503 A peanut sat on the railroad track His heart was all aflutter The five-fifteen came rushing by Toot toot! Peanut butter.

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