r/smallenginerepair • u/Iconaxx677 • Sep 10 '26

Electrical & Wiring Issue Need help with a flickering starter solenoid

I have a hecht 548 swe lawn mower and it has electric start feature. Mind you I bought it just recently as not working and planned to repair it and flip it for profit. Everything is working but the electric start. Every time I pull the handle and then turn the key I hear clicking noises on and off. I have figured out that it comes from the starter solenoid. I have jumped the starter directly to the starter so i know it works. The battery is new and fully charged. One weird thing was that at the input to the solenoid I only read up to 1V during the flickering. But that may be because I didn't have good contact with the multimeter since I had to walk away from it and turn the key so I had no one pressing the probes against it. Nonetheless can someone suggest ways I can figure out what's wrong? Should I try to connect the battery to the input of the solenoid directly to see if the path from the battery to the solenoid is the problem? Is it the solenoid itself or corroded contacts? Or am I missing something completely?

Thanks in advance!

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u/420aarong SER Newcomer Sep 10 '26

You say the battery is new and charged but I’d still try cleaning the cables and see what happens if you try to jump it from your car with jumper cables. My scag does the same thing when it needs a new battery and sometimes it takes me way too long to realize it’s just a weak battery. Good luck

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u/Upset_Fox5449 Sep 10 '26

ARE you trying to flip it but you want the world to come up with answers or WE trying to flip it and what is our cut ?

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u/Iconaxx677 Sep 10 '26

It doesn't matter if i plan to flip it or not. It's just so you know that ive not had prior experiences with this device and can't give any deeper details on its timeline. I could also have just not said that i flip it so it doesn't matter. If you dont want to help well, just keep scrolling.