Quickly Fix Mower Safety Switches!
SIMPLE Troubleshoot ALL Mower Safety & Seat Switches in Minutes I'll show you how to quickly and efficiently troubleshoot, design, and fix problem mower safety & seat switches. Many people make this much more complicated than it needs to be. Follow along for an easytofollow stepbystep diagnosis process that requires only a fundamental understanding of electrical circuits. After watching this video, you can easily find any bad or problem switch on your mower. Please leave a comment to tell me how it has helped you or what I should have included!
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   • The Hidden Safety Switch Trick Exposed  

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Cheap continuity tester (Simple to use a tester with a buzzer)
Heavy Duty Continuity Tester with 36inch lead wire
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Inexpensive test light 624V Test Light
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Common mower safety switch (Please confirm these match the ones in your mower!)
Replaces
AYP 176138
AYP 153664
Snapper 7022886
Cub Cadet 9253164A
Husqvarna 532 17 6138
MTD 9253164A
Ferris 5023455
Snapper 22886
Craftsman and Poulan 176138 161343
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Inexpensive Multi Meter with buzzing continuity setting
Measures Volts, Amps, Ohms, Capacitance and Continuity with Buzzer alert
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00:00 Welcome Back to the BALDEAGLE242 channel!
00:14 What you need to check first
00:37 Find this black wire
00:48 Where does this wire go?
00:59 If you do this, your key switch WILL NOT cut power to your engine coil.
01:15 What is CONTINUITY? I'll tell you right here!
01:25 Can I use a test light? Click this timestamp to find out!
01:43 Where do I connect my test leads? Click this timestamp to find out!
02:15 Let's start checking switches! Make sure you didn't miss anything before this point!
02:28 How do I check the seat safety switch? Click this timestamp to find out!
03:00 Huston, we have a problem!
03:25 How do I replace my brake safety switch? Click this timestamp to find out!
03:43 Note how to test these switches in conjunction with each other. There's a little more to it than just testing each switch individually.
03:57 How do I replace the brake safety switch? Click this timestamp to find out!
04:28 What is the most common switch used on these mowers?
04:48 How do I remove and reinstall my mower deck? Here is the link to another video I made on this same mower.    • Craftsman LT1000 Mower Deck Maintenan...  
05:00 How to reinstall the brake switch
06:13 How to set your parking brake so you can get off the mower while the engine is running.
06:30 How do the other switches need to be set for testing purposes
07:17 The last safety switch I need to show you is the NoCut in Reverse switch
08:53 Propper way to reconnect your kill wire
09:04 Thanks for watching the BALDEAGLE242 channel!