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swiener
Joined: May 3, 2008
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Re: Defective electric starter motor or switch?
Reply #1 May 4, 2008 12:05 am |
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Hey Trouts2, Just today I decided to tear my snowthrower start switch apart since it failed during our last heavy snow up here in Alaska. After searching on-line for just the switch unit unsuccessfully, I pried the thing apart and discovered the malfunctioning Cherry switch. Then I googled the part number and came up with your posting. A little digging and I found that Cherry appears to still make the switch. It's part number is E-13-00E. From looking at the specs and measurements it appears to be *approximately* the same switch. It has one extra spade connector which you can just ignore for the purpose of the snowthrower switch assembly. Sure beats everything else I found on-line (nothing but the entire kit including motor). I just ordered a switch from www.alliedelec.com . Their part number for the switch is 908-1435. The cost? A whopping $2.74. You may want to grab a few as it seems like that is a common failure point on these machines. You can see the whole spec sheet here: http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/general/e_sp.htm Good luck, Alaska Steve
This message was modified May 4, 2008 by swiener
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trouts2
Location: Marlboro MA
Joined: Dec 8, 2007
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Re: Defective electric starter motor or switch?
Reply #2 May 4, 2008 9:45 am |
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Blood Hound Alaska Steve, Great snooping Steve. That does look like a suitable replacement. I'll give it a shot. I've seen a few snowblowers with kluge outlet setups for a broken switch that were farly sloppy and dangerious. That switch with a mended housing would be much cleaner. I had called Cherry tech support and was thrown off the scent so had given up on them for a sub part. Great work. If things work follow up with a post. If I come up with a clean repair I'll post a picture. trouts2
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guardmyers
Joined: Mar 21, 2011
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Re: Defective electric starter motor or switch?
Reply #3 Mar 21, 2011 10:33 am |
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Here I come along three years after the fact and the posting by Alaska Steve appears to be absolutely correct! Great research! According an e-mail that I just received from a Cherry representative, part 519-004-0 is obsolete and the closest they still make is the E-13-00E which has the extra (marked NC) terminal on one end. Allied Electronics stocks them for $3.06. My best advice to get the two halves of the weatherproof housing separated is to gently secure one half in a vise and (I used broad jawed channel lock style pliers) gently pry the other half away - some rocking is required and you'll hear the plastic pins inside breaking off. Just make sure not to break the housing in order to maintain a water-tight integrity following the repair. You can re-secure the two halves without much difficulty as there is a gasket between them, and the mounting screws that hold the assembly to the engine should keep them held tightly together. And you can always use some silicone, too. Thank you!
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