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Well, it charges the battery fine finally. Now I'm going to work on the lights. the light switch was frozen, and prices for a new one are scary. I'm going to try lED lights in it too and see how that works out. The plastic reflectors in the headlight assemblies show sighs of getting hot and...

Yeah, you're right. That's a problem with modern digital multimeters; they have an input impedance of 9-11megohms and don't load the circuit at all.

working on lights now

If someone needs connectors, try a search on Amazon with these terms: "Glarks 400Pcs 6.3mm 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 Pin Electrical Automotive Wire Connector Male Female Socket Plug and Pin Header Crimp Wire Terminals Kit" This has an assortment, including the 8-pin connector. You can also order one type...

If anyone would like to know, the problem was in a large 8-pin quick-disconnect harness connector. the Red wire was broken in the connector due to corrosion. Earlier in past days working on this, i used to get a charge light. It was making contact a little, enough to enable the light but it...

On each rear fender there looks to be places for light housings to be bolted to, two on each side. From what I'm trying to glean from pictures and the manual, there's supposed to be a hazard light on each side, is that correct? and another light for running at night? The headlight switch was...

Thanks for the reply. I started a new thread. The battery has a date on it; 5-20 so it's 12 months old. I charged it up and it holds a full charge. I replaced the regulator, but I'm going to run some tests on it. From ground to the red wire on the regulator, I read 44VDC! I've read that...

Well, my father-in-law decided to sell this tractor, so I bought it :p Now it's problems are all mine. I ordered a new ignition switch, new tire; I also have to repair corroded connections on a major wiring harness connector. I ordered a shop manual from ebay. But, I'm wondering about the rear...

Well, my father-in-law decided to sell this tractor, so I bought it :p Now it's problems are all mine. I ordered a new ignition switch. I also have to repair corroded connections on a major wiring harness connector. I ordered a shop manual from ebay. But, I'm wondering about the rear lights...

Well we investigated the wiring, checked out the switch, grounds . . . . .All's good. The regulator brings the battery voltage "up" to 11.92v. The "Charge" light was on with the old regulator, with this new one the light stays off. I believe the regulator is factory defective, but my...

Thanks Dave for the info from Lugbolt. That will save me some time. It looks like the problem is going to be a voltage drop in the charging circuit like the ground or the "trigger" to the regulator. Before the regulator was changed, the charge light was on. Now it's not. The old regulator I...

Thanks for the reply. I happen to have had a battery load tester in the truck tool box. The battery tested quite good, but it's only ten months old and my father in law had it fully charged about three days ago when he first started working with it. Probably needs recharging, as evidenced by...

Greetings all; I'm trying to help my father-in-law with his Kubota B1750. I ran across this most excellent website, and I thought maybe someone coul;d help us. This tractor has the two-wire permanent magnet dynamo, and a six-wire regulator/rectifier assy. It wouldn't charge the battery...