TurnSignalSwitch
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Figure222
1.Operatorcontrolconsole
2.Turnsignalswitch
Theturnsignalswitchislocatedontheconsolearm(Figure222).Whentheturn
signalswitchisdepressed(leftorright),powerissenttotheashermoduleto
illuminatethecorrespondingsignallights.Thesignallightswillcontinuetoash
untiltheswitchisreturnedtotheOFF(center)position.Theturnsignalswitch
receivespowerfromfuseF−B3(15Amp).
Testing
1.Parkmachineonalevelsurface,lowercuttingdecksandstopengine.
Removekeyfromkeyswitch.
2.Turnbattery−disconnectswitchtotheOFFposition.
3.Disassembletheconsolearmtogainaccesstotheswitch(seeConsole
Arm(page7–35)).
4.Disconnectmachinewireharnessconnectorfromtheswitchbeingtested.
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Figure223
BackofSwitch
5.TheswitchterminalsaremarkedasshowninFigure223.Thecircuitlogic
ofthethrottleswitchisshowninbelowtable.Withtheuseofamultimeter
(ohmssetting),theswitchfunctionsmaybetestedtodeterminewhether
continuityexistsbetweenthevariousterminalsforeachswitchposition.
Verifycontinuitybetweenswitchterminals.
SWITCHPOSITIONCLOSEDCIRCUITSOPENCIRCUITS
RIGHTTURN
2+1and5+42+3and5+6
OFFNONE
ALL
LEFTTURN2+3and5+62+1and5+4
6.Replacetheswitchiftestingdeterminesthatitisfaulty.
7.Iftheswitchtestscorrectlyandacircuitproblemstillexists,checkthewire
harnesses(seeAppendixA(pageA–1)).
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