bob turner
Registered User
Pulled the solenoids out of the J4 - the master works just like a normal solenoid, but the starter solenoid is, well, different.
It has two small pins, and only the left one appears to be connected to anything. (It of course has the two large terminals for the contactor) The left pin shows maybe 5 ohms to the metal case. The right hand one shows infinite to all other pins. Neither is hooked to the input.
It looks like the start switch has to feed 12 volts to the left pin to engage the contacts, and the case gets tied to ground. If that is so, can I use the master solenoid as the starter solenoid, thus just providing a momentary ground to the coil (like most start solenoids)?
Or should I just get B&C to send me a bulletproof three terminal solenoid?
It has two small pins, and only the left one appears to be connected to anything. (It of course has the two large terminals for the contactor) The left pin shows maybe 5 ohms to the metal case. The right hand one shows infinite to all other pins. Neither is hooked to the input.
It looks like the start switch has to feed 12 volts to the left pin to engage the contacts, and the case gets tied to ground. If that is so, can I use the master solenoid as the starter solenoid, thus just providing a momentary ground to the coil (like most start solenoids)?
Or should I just get B&C to send me a bulletproof three terminal solenoid?