On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 05:04:23 -0500, "JoeT" noway@today wrote:
Dejavu?

Make sure you always operate the mower at full throttle. (Chances are the
manual explains this necessity) Remember the engine rpm has nothing to do
with the speed of travel and although you may think running the engine
slower saves gas, if you don't run at full throttle it can't recharge the
battery properly. This also has the advantage of spinning the blade(s) at
top rpm which obviously yields a better cut.



The manual indeed does say exactly that. I do observe the difference
in cutting at full throttle.

I just figger that my charger should at least start out close to 10A,
but it doesn't. I know the charger is ok because I use it all the
time. I figger if the battery has insufficient juice to start the
mower, then it must need a 'full' charge - meaning 10A or close to it.
That doesn't seem to be the case however.

When idling at full throttle, my Vmeter shows about 13V at battery. I
figger that it should be more. No idea how to deal with a faulty
'charge' part - I have been told there is NO alternator.

I guess I'll have to dangle two wires from the battery posts that I
can connect my charger to every time I want to cut my grass.
This at least would be quicker than my having to gain access to the
battery every time. Wow!

Thanks for interest.

The old man