Gentlemen,
Thanks for the help... Ohms checked out... But I now realize it isn't the voltage regulators going bad. I checked all 3 that I thought I burned out on another tractor and they work fine.
So, first problem is that I was trying to bench test the DC pin without having it connected to anything, so it wasn't showing anything on the meter.
Now with it connected, what I am getting is DC voltage all over the place....at the battery and at the VR. It spikes and then it goes to zero....The ampmeter needle on the tractor waivers quite a bit as well....
Although I've checked all the primary connections I suspect there is some other connection that is loose/arcing.
I've been fortunate to have a good friend who both a great mechanic and an electrical engineer help me with this....but, to no avail.
What am I missing?
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