7/27/2020 10:07 AM
What started out as we thought a simple mow/transport switch to replace, has now moved to possible bad alternator on our 2500e! Has anyone had to replace one? After the switch was replaced and didn't solve our problem, a John deere service manager had us hook up our battery charger to the alternator directly and run it to determine if the regulator was bad on the alt. The reels spun once power was applied. So, we bought a regulator, that didn't fix it. Last i had an electrician come out. He feels the charger probably caused an overload on the alternator. What he had us do was disconnect the positive to the alternator, hook that wire to the charger and see if the reels would spin, they didn't but the yellow light on the console came on with 5 blinks for a code. Clear as mud? Appreciate any help thanks, Billy