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About Eric A. Jones
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Lawnmower Repair . Certified Master Service Technician from B&S. Have 13 years experience on B&S, Lawn Chief, Weed Eater, Echo, Peerless, Wheel Horse, Snapper, Atlas, MTD, McCulloch, Homelite and many other numerous brands. Specialize in electrical repair.

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Born and raised in the midwest. Started tinkering with engines when I was about 14 on my Suzuki RM-80. I began lawn mower repair at a small hardware store. I knew absolutely nothing. I read lots of repair manuals and met an older fellow who taught me many lessons. I continued working on small engines through high school and paid my way through college working on mowers at the same hardware store. Decided to get away from the midwest and mower repair so I joined the Air Force. I repaired air traffic control electronic equipment and ended up in Hawaii where I got a part time job at Small Engine Clinic. I gained a lot of experience from the Small Engine Clinic and had a blast repairing small engines. I then took the Briggs and Stratton Master Service Technician test and earned my MST. I then traveled to Wisconsin where I attended the factory update training seminar and received formal training. I received a scholarship from the Air Force and am currently pursuing another degree.
 
   

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Small Engines (Lawn Mowers, etc.) - ariens interlock module


Expert: Eric A. Jones - 10/7/2008

Question
Hi Eric,
A friend of mine has an interlock module (part # 53123600) on an Ariens model 931023 garden tractor.  The 4th and 5th diodes from the top have been corroded and cannot be read as to their value.  Can you provide this info and which way the diodes are put on the board?  Is there a schematic available for this board?
Thanks, Wade

Answer
I checked the online parts and all they list is the module part number.

http://partsradar53.arinet.com/scripts/EmpartISAPI.dll?MF&app=ARNC531&lang=EN&TF...


Did you ohm the diodes to see if they are still good?  If you can ohm them then you can tell which is the cathode and which end is the anode.

It must be a rare part, we have never sold one, none on E-Bay and the online parts don't list a price.

Have you tried the antique tractor sites such as this one:

http://ytforums.ytmag.com/viewtopic.php?t=320243

or

http://www.ssbtractor.com/wwwboard/messages8/1664.html

Or

http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=62728

Do you know the diodes are actually bad such as the leads not connected?
Let me know.
Eric

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