My Fluke 233 has been missing for some months now. Misplaced, borrowed, stolen...whatever.
Last month I bought a Kobalt meter at Lowes so I'd have something. Worked just fine while I was working on my sister-in-law's car.
Today my son couldn't get the lawnmower started. Wouldn't turn over. Jumped around the solenoid and it cranks fine. Checked the ignition switch...doesn't seem to be working.
Fiddled around a bit more...then the mower cranks over, but the switch still doesn't check out.
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Anyway, finally got it running, yay! Hopped off the mower...aaaaand forgot about the safety switch in the seat. No problem, hopped back on to start it up...no cranky.
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Disconnected the safety seat switch and defeated the safety at the connector...still no crank.
Jumped the starter solenoid and it fired right up.
My Kobalt SUCKS at measuring resistances. The response time on the meter is all messed up. Leads are good, but it's iffy of the meter will recognize when they're shorted together. I even pulled the leads to check them independently, then used a piece of copper wire to jump directly across the lead connections at the meter. Still sucks.
I WANT MY DANG FLUKE!
I need a new start switch, a $20 part at Lowes, and it should have taken me 5 minutes to figure this out!
Last month I bought a Kobalt meter at Lowes so I'd have something. Worked just fine while I was working on my sister-in-law's car.
Today my son couldn't get the lawnmower started. Wouldn't turn over. Jumped around the solenoid and it cranks fine. Checked the ignition switch...doesn't seem to be working.
Fiddled around a bit more...then the mower cranks over, but the switch still doesn't check out.
ðŸ˜
Anyway, finally got it running, yay! Hopped off the mower...aaaaand forgot about the safety switch in the seat. No problem, hopped back on to start it up...no cranky.
ðŸ˜
Disconnected the safety seat switch and defeated the safety at the connector...still no crank.
Jumped the starter solenoid and it fired right up.
My Kobalt SUCKS at measuring resistances. The response time on the meter is all messed up. Leads are good, but it's iffy of the meter will recognize when they're shorted together. I even pulled the leads to check them independently, then used a piece of copper wire to jump directly across the lead connections at the meter. Still sucks.
I WANT MY DANG FLUKE!
I need a new start switch, a $20 part at Lowes, and it should have taken me 5 minutes to figure this out!