Ariens 915268 Ikon 42 zero turn No crank !

[PoppaJohn]

Purple with white stripe is positive, black is typically ground.

If you are hacking wires to test you are going off the rails with diagnostic testing.

A test light and a multimeter with a few stick pins for pack probing works miracles.

I couldn't get a good connection for testing . That was the easiest for me to be sure. .