Domestic Compact Electrical Systems
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2.19. The fuel tank sender unit also lives under the 
fender, on the left hand side.  It is basically a 
potentiometer actuated by a float.  It creates 
more or less resistance between the white wire 
leading to pin #7 on the instrument panel and a 
ground circuit.                      See Figure 2.19.
 
2.20. The seat switch contains a set of normally open 
contacts.  When the seat is occupied, power is 
sent to the PTO relay windings.  When the seat 
is empty, the PTO relay is de-energized, braking 
the contact that provides power to the PTO.  We 
never want the PTO running with the seat 
empty. See Figure 2.20.
2.21. The reverse switches differ between the Series 
5000 tractor and the other domestic compact 
tractors.  See Figure 2.21.
• The series 5000 reverse switch is located on the 
right hand side frame channel, just in front of the 
pedal linkage. 
• There are two sets of contacts in the switch, but 
only one is used: normally closed.
• When the plunger is depressed (in reverse), the 
contacts connecting the red wire with black trace 
(power) and the orange wire with black trace (pin 
# 9 on the instrument panel) are broken.
• When the instrument panel sees no power signal 
from the reverse switch and sees no ground sig-
nal from the reverse over-ride, it breaks the 
ground path for the windings on the PTO relay 
(pin # 6).  This de-energizes the relay, breaking 
the contacts that provide power to the PTO 
clutch.
Figure 2.19
Figure 2.20
Figure 2.21