I know a few people here have modded lawn mowers into go carts. When you disable the safety switches, do you solder the 2 wires together? I have an old John Deere that I want to turn into a mini-truck for my kids, and the safety switches are keeping it from starting.
Lawn Mower Safety Switches
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fowler
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some switchs open the circuit some close it
which switchs?
which switchs?
Bluethunder3320
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on my sears i removed them and ran a solid wire to bypass them.
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Depends on the circuitry they used- some are normally open, some normally closed (like Fowler was saying). Most I've seen are normally open, and close when activated- so you can literally cut the wires and forget about 'em.
To find out for sure- start the engine, and just unplug the switch (if it has a plug, or undo or cut one wire) if the engine stays running, it's normally open and you're fine to just remove it. If the engine dies, cut the other wire and connect the two cut wires together (switch was normally closed).
To find out for sure- start the engine, and just unplug the switch (if it has a plug, or undo or cut one wire) if the engine stays running, it's normally open and you're fine to just remove it. If the engine dies, cut the other wire and connect the two cut wires together (switch was normally closed).
Wow, that thing is a mess underneath. There must be 10 pulleys That rotate the belt 90 degrees. On the plus side, when I decide to take that axle out and use it for a build, I don't have to use a vertical shaft motor, because the hydro-static drive already takes a horizontal shaft.
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