Countax mower not charging

[caledonian bob]

I have a Countax K1850 mower (Kawasaki engine) which is not charging. Does anyone have any ideas or advice ?

[Dave Martin]

More than likely battery is dead if you have not trickle charged periodically over winter.

[caledonian bob]

Thanks Dave, it's not the battery. I bought the mower last year at auction and put up with the problem, just keeping the battery charged between cuts but would like to get it sorted properly.

[GardenKit]

Bob, firstly, are you sure its not charging, i.e have you done a charging test with an ammeter or preferably a dc shunt.

Or is it,as Dave says, just a flat battery, or one that wont take, or hold, its charge.

 

Secondly, check the little bank of fuses just over the top of the fuel tank. These sometimes corrode, causing overheating, melting, and failure. One of these does, I think, control the charging.

 

sorry, posts overlapped, just seen the reply to Dave!

Edited May 21, 2012 by GardenKit
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[caledonian bob]

Yes I've checked the fuses, all good.

[GardenKit]

Is there any output from the alternator?

Is there any output from the regulator?

Or is the battery simply not holding charge between cuts.

 

Does the mower work OK when started, or does it die after a short while of cutting?

 

If it keeps going once started I guess it will be charging, as the Mag clutch would quickly drain the battery otherwise. In this case the battery is either being drained between cuts, or simply losing its power. If its disconnected between cuts, does it then hold its power?

 

All things to check.