Can't ask dumb questions if you are trying to learn it.
If you have a Digital Volt Meter it should have a Continuity tester on it.
All that is doing is making sure that you have a good wire with no
breaks in it. And very little resistance, called ohms. Put probe on on end of
wire and one on the other end. The meter is the power source. No battery
needed for this test. In fact you want to make sure you have not juice running
through it when you test continuity. It will probably ruin the meter, be safe
and unhook the battery for this test only. Try on a random piece of wire
laying around the garage, no need for the tractor just to learn the meter.
With this test and a wiring diagram you can learn a lot about the electric and
start getting a little better knowledge on what you are going to want to
know if you are going to work on these COOL machines. Good luck.
Ken
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