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Jlg 450a dies when switched to basket contols

slwbid

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Apr 20, 2012
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Trenton, ga
Cranks and runs fine at ground controls, but switch appears dead when turned to basket.
Any ideas appreciated, but wont help to send me working diagram. I cant read them.

If I could figure out how to lift the basket control pa el top,I could look to see if emergency cutoff switch has loose wire.

Any help appreciated
Stacy
 

Mikefromcny

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Upstate NY
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There's a Allen bolt on the under side of the platform control box. Unscrew that and it'll lift up. Sounds like you might have a bad e stop on the basket side.
 

slwbid

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Apr 20, 2012
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Location
Trenton, ga
I found all my problems...
1. Bad ignition switch on upside
Later
2. 1 30amp connector behind bottomside EMS cutoff busted out, threw all load on the remaining 30 am. Melted it and burned out the new switch.
3. Got all that replaced. Ran 2 weeks and then nothing.
Checked voltage at switch. Only 11 volts. Traced main wire headed back towards battery.
Someone had replaced about 4 feet closest to switch with smaller guage and connected the two wires where weather could get to it. Obvious signs of getting hot.
Replaced that wire. All is well now
 
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