Toro Groundsmaster 360 Service Manual page 325

Testing the Relays with 5 Terminals
Groundsmaster 360
16225SL Rev C
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1. Coil terminal
2. Normally closed term
1. Park the machine on a level surface, lower the cutting deck, shut off the
engine, set the parking brake, and remove the key from the key switch.
2. Ensure that the machine operation does not occur unexpectedly, disconnect
the negative (-) cable from the battery and then disconnect the positive (+)
cable from the battery; refer to
3. Locate the relay that is to be tested.
4. Disconnect the wire harness electrical connector from the relay.
Note: Before taking the small resistance readings with a digital multimeter,
short the multimeter test leads together. The meter displays a small
resistance value (usually 0.5 ohms or less). This resistance is because of the
internal resistance of the multimeter and test leads. Subtract this value from
the measured value of the component that you are testing.
5. Check the coil resistance between the terminals 85 and 86 with a multimeter
(ohms setting). The resistance must be approximately 71 to 88 ohms.
6. Connect the multimeter (ohms setting) leads to the relay terminals 30 and
87. Then ground terminal 85 and apply +12 VDC to terminal 86. The relay
must break the continuity between the terminals 30 and 87 as +12 VDC is
set and removed from terminal 86.
7. Disconnect the voltage from terminal 85 and multimeter lead from terminal 87.
8. Connect the multimeter (ohms setting) leads to the relay terminals 30 and
87A and apply +12 VDC to the terminal 85. The relay should make and
break continuity between the terminals 30 and 87A as +12 VDC is set and
removed from the terminal 85.
9. After testing, disconnect the voltage and multimeter test leads from the
relay terminals.
10. Replace the relay if testing determines that it is damaged.
11. Connect the wire harness electrical connector to the relay.
12. Connect the positive (+) cable to the battery and then connect the negative
(-) cable to the battery; refer to
Figure 231
3. Normally open term
4. Common terminal
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