HazardSwitch
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Figure224
1.Operatorcontrolconsole
2.Hazardswitch
Thehazardswitchislocatedontheconsolearm(Figure224).Whentheforward
endofthehazardswitchisdepressed,powerissenttotheashermoduleto
illuminatethehazardlights.Thehazardlightswillcontinuetoashuntilthe
switchisreturnedtotheOFF(rearward)position.Thehazardswitchreceives
powerfromfuseF−D4(10Amp).
Testing
1.Parkmachineonalevelsurface,lowercuttingdecksandstopengine.
Removekeyfromkeyswitch.
2.Turnbattery−disconnectswitchtotheOFFposition.
3.Disassembletheconsolearmtogainaccesstotheswitch(seeConsole
Arm(page7–35)).
4.Disconnectmachinewireharnessconnectorfromtheswitchbeingtested.
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Figure225
BackofSwitch
5.TheswitchterminalsaremarkedasshowninFigure225.Thecircuitlogic
ofthethrottleswitchisshowninbelowtable.Withtheuseofamultimeter
(ohmssetting),theswitchfunctionsmaybetestedtodeterminewhether
continuityexistsbetweenthevariousterminalsforeachswitchposition.
Verifycontinuitybetweenswitchterminals.
SWITCHPOSITIONCLOSEDCIRCUITSOPENCIRCUITS
ON
(LIGHTENDDEPRESSED)
2+3and5+62+1and5+4
OFF
2+1and5+42+3and5+6
6.Replacetheswitchiftestingdeterminesthatitisfaulty.
7.Iftheswitchtestscorrectlyandacircuitproblemstillexists,checkthewire
harnesses(seeAppendixA(pageA–1)).
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