lantzsharp
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My Craftsman rider 917.272072 with Kohler CV490S wasn't charging. 2-3 volts AC at the regulator, battery voltage 12.x on the DC side. Stator ohms = 0 - .1 or so (cheap ohm meter). I noticed the white (or yellow - its an older machine) AC wires were hot, I followed them to the connector and they were almost burned thru at the connector. I cut both wires knowing that I would just splice them later since the connector was badly burned. After I cut the wires: 28 volts AC, 14.4 volts DC. Ammeter is showing positive now, vs negative before. Hopefully the pic comes thru where I show the burnt connector and cut wires, but anyone else have this problem, and what causes this? Thanks.