Reelmaster 5010 SeriesPage 5 -- 38Electrical System
Diode Assembly
Adiodeassembly(Fig.45)isused intheReelmasteren-
gine wire harness (see wire harness drawings in Chap-
ter 9 -- ElectricalDiagrams). The diodeis used forcircuit
protectionfromvoltage spikesthatoccur when thestart-
er solenoid is de--energized.
Testing
Locate diode assembly and remove cable tie that se-
cures diode to wire harness. Unplug the diode from the
wire harness for testing. The diode (Fig. 46) can be
tested usinga digitalmultimeter (diodetest orohms set-
ting) and the table below. After testing is complete,
make sure that diode is fully installed into harness con-
nector and secured to harness with cable tie.
Multimeter
Red Lead (+)
on Terminal
Multimeter
Black Lead (--)
on Terminal
Continuity
Female Male YES
Male Female NO
1. Engine wire harness 2. Diode assembly
Figure 45
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Figure 46
1. Diode
2. Male terminal
3. Female terminal
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Fusible Link Harness
The Reelmaster uses three (3) fusible links for circuit
protection. These fusible links are located in a harness
that connects the starter B+ terminal to the main wire
harness(Fig.47). Ifanyof theselinksshouldfail,current
to the protected circuit will cease. Refer to wire harness
drawings in Chapter 9 -- Electrical Diagrams for addi-
tional fusible link information.
Testing
Make sure that ignition switch is OFF and disconnect
negative battery cable from battery terminal. Then dis-
connectpositivec able frombattery(seeBattery Service
in the Service and Repairs section of this chapter). Lo-
cate and unplug fusible link connector P1 from machine
wire harness. Use a multimeter to make sure that conti-
nuity exists between each terminal pin in connector P1
andconnector J1atthe starter(Fig.48).If anyofthefus-
ible links are open, replace the fusible link harness.
After testing iscomplete, makesure thatfusible linkhar-
ness connectors are securely attached to starter and
machinewireharness.Connectpositivebattery cableto
battery terminal first and then connectnegative cable to
battery.
1. Starter motor 2. Fusible link harness
Figure 47
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Figure 48
FUSIBLELINK
FUSIBLELINK
FUSIBLELINK
