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mikedell
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Well Im down to just the wiring on my direct electric start converson, but now for some reason I have blanked out for lack of a better term.

I have a push button starter like what they used to have on the old super M's,
Now my thinking is run a hot line from positive side of battery to one side of the switch, and simply run a hotline from the other side of the switch down to the solenoid of the starter.

Am I correct?
I have no idea why I have spaced out on this part of the project so bad.
Forgot to mention it is a 12volt starter
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Wed, May 14, 2014 6:01 AM
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All my diagrams are for 24v but you can figure out a 12v system from this.
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Wed, May 14, 2014 6:51 AM
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you have to be certain the switch is rated for the full load amperage of the starter. not sure what starter was used on a Super M, i have some older JD's and i have operated some older IH farmalls that have a push button switch mounted directly on the starter, some were operated witha pedal, some with a long rod you pulled on and others just by depressing the button by hand, they had a lug on the starter for the positive cable and that was all you needed.

most modern starters have a solenoid that has the positive lead from the battery connected to the large terminal on the solenoid, and then you ran a secondary positive wire from the battery through a momentary contact switch, to the S terminal of the solenoid to get it to engage and crank over.
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Wed, May 14, 2014 6:57 AM
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