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Review on Enhanced Briggs & Stratton 5409K Starter Solenoid with 3-Terminal by Malik Axmed

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Fixed my $10 restoration mower. About a week. UPDATED

My $10 mower got fixed. The mower got stuck because the guy who had it before tried to jump over the clamps (wrong way) with a light switch and a Romex out of the house to try to get the starter to turn. Put this new battery with the plus on one end, the plus on the starter, then switch 12v down to actuate the solenoid, which then forces the solenoid to connect the battery to the starter and it ( correct) locked. . The solenoid then needs to be mounted to the frame to be grounded (not shown). UPDATED 10/4/18: Now the solenoid has failed and is not working properly. It worked fine until it held up, now it just clicks and there's no power from the battery to start. I can say the solenoid is bad because the mower starts when I jump over the dots above it. The switched 12v going to the solenoid refuses to turn on the solenoid so the battery contacts the charger giving it 1 star. Not impressed.

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