Farmall H

[jsd058512]

I recently changed a magneto to a battery ignition and now when i shut it off i have to pull off the coil wire cause cutting the hot wire going to it doesn't shut it off like it should . what is giving it juice to keep running ? far as i know the wire coming from the switch off/ on . cuts the juice it goes off quits running. so how could it keep running i get big shocks trying to get the coil wire off. thks

[Bezirk]

A distributior requires a two wire switch and the mag uses a one wire . Check with TM suppply they will have the correct switch. Lookup the Cub wiring diagrahm it will show you how to wire the new switch, let us know if you needd more help.

Berlin

[Jim Becker]

Has it been converted to an alternator? If so, it probably wasn't done right.

[Dusty B]

Had the generator rebuilt w/new voltage regulator - when it sets for a few days the battery is dead!???? Had them check the regulator and it checks out OK - any suggestions as to what the problem might be?? Don't have any of the lights hooked back up yet so can't be a short there, also no smoking wires anywhere!!?? Generator shows normal charge when running after recharging battery and starting it. Dusty B

[Eugene]

Fully charged battery. Engine off. Disconnect one battery cable. Multimeter set on highest DC amp reading. Connect multimeter to battery cable and the now empty battery terminal.

Check the amp flow on the multimeter. Disconnect the B terminal at the regulator. If amp flow drops to zero, regulator is the problem.

Not the regulator, hook it back up and then disconnect one wire at a time. Check multimeter amp flow. When wire is disconnected and amp flow zero - the appliance on the end of the wire is the problem.

My guess is that the voltage regulator cut out is malfunctioning.

[Jim Becker]

Your new 2-lug ignition switch should have one side connected to a power source (for example an ammeter lug). The other side should have one wire from the switch to the coil. There should be no other wires connected to either end of this wire. You must have something else connected to one end of the other.

Your battery is going dead because the ignition is still powered up.

[Eugene]

There are two different problems posted in this topic,

what is giving it juice to keep running ? far as i know the wire coming from the switch off/ on . cuts the juice it goes off quits running. so how could it keep running i get big shocks trying to get the coil wire off.

Agree with Jim, miswiring of the ignition circuit.

Had the generator rebuilt w/new voltage regulator - when it sets for a few days the battery is dead!??

This problem is caused by a parasitic battery drain, some place, or a bad battery.

[Jim Becker]

There are two different problems posted in this topic . . .

Yeah, when I made my previous comment, I hadn't realized it was 2 different problems posted by 2 different people. If all the stated problems had been on a single tractor . . .