mikedodd
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- Nov 6, 2011
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- Tractor
- Kubota BX2360
I called my favorite Industrial Diesel parts department. Joyce said the 114399-77710 number has been changed to 119660-77712.
Mike, get yourself name brand and reliable relays. The cheaper ones tend to arc or the fulcrum inside corrodes and the relay switching isn't complete. I've been using Omron relays for decades with no failures for both solar and for electrical projects.Industrial Diesel in Norfolk, Virginia 757-857-5391 Fuel Injection Systems Repair | Norfolk, VA | Industrial Diesel Inc.
THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. I don't know how to add RESOLVED to the subject line, but I isolated the problem.
The short circuit is not in the regulator. Instead, it appears to be in a two-relay circuit i added to implement remote starting by our solar power system. I cut various wires until the short disappeared, and it's clear the relays are the location.
Odd, because these have been working find since 2012. I'll have to dig deeper or replace the relays entirely.
Thanks for all the advice.
--- Mike
Congratulations on finding the issue.Industrial Diesel in Norfolk, Virginia 757-857-5391 Fuel Injection Systems Repair | Norfolk, VA | Industrial Diesel Inc.
THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. I don't know how to add RESOLVED to the subject line, but I isolated the problem.
The short circuit is not in the regulator. Instead, it appears to be in a two-relay circuit i added to implement remote starting by our solar power system. I cut various wires until the short disappeared, and it's clear the relays are the location.
Odd, because these have been working find since 2012. I'll have to dig deeper or replace the relays entirely.
Thanks for all the advice.
--- Mike
The short is not in my relays. I disconnected the battery and checked all wires on the generator with an ohmmeter. I found the short between the two wires powering the fuel solenoid, of all things.Congratulations on finding the issue.
FWIW: Many relays can be opened up and serviced, but I am on @bmaverick's page that quality relays are the way to go. I also tend to try to load relays at less than half or a quarter of their rating to help their reliability. Relays don't like to sit either; the contacts and fulcrum tend to stick. It is a mechanical item after all.
For mission critical items, I tend to move up to solid state which have switching ratings ten to one hundred times standard relays, but they have their own issues.
All the best,
Peter