[MARK (LI)]

The starter assist is a relay that bypasses aged, faulty connections, however it does not bypass any of the safety switches

It is a 12V 30 or 40V relay just like this... @Brad introduced me to this about 6 years ago and I have put it into a lot of different machines ...I believe he originally devised it for use in the yellow deck JD STX 38....Deere does sell a kit for about 40 dollars ...with Brad's instructions you can do it for about 10 dollars and it works great...these relays are available in bulk on Amazon, or you can find them in most auto parts stores ...you also need an in line fuse holder with a 40 AMP fuse and a few scraps of wire and soldrless ( crimp style) connectors..if you are going to install one and have any questions ...just yell out

 

[MARK (LI)]

Maybe one of the staff could copy and paste this explanation into the Technical Exchange article.

It does, now, appear in the tech exchange discussions...good idea @Brad

 

[MARK (LI)]

I used to get a lot of STX 30s and 38s cheap or free in the Spring every year.....guys would go to start them and between bad gas and the "click" problem and the age of the machines, they would just want them gone...that starter assist relay got a lot of them starting right up again...I can't tell you how many I got that the click drove the owners to change everything from batteries to starters, with no success