run time on full charge battery

[Dajeepman]

/how long can a cub cadet run just powering its points or ignition system on a garden battery?

 

[kharvey]

Until battery voltage is too low to power the coil. I would guess a couple hours.
Try it and report back please.

 

[Beltrack]

At least a couple hours I should think. It doesn’t take much to excite a spark-even less if you use a ballast resistor.

 

[dhuss]

It would depend on your battery condtion ,I ran a motorcycle all day on just the battery

 

[Beltrack]

Correction (I think):

A ballast wouldn’t necessarily make a difference. The juice is either going to ground through the points or, with a resistor, some is going to ground through the points and what isn’t is being consumed by the heat sink function of the resistor.

Experts please weigh in.

 

[Neil Mullins]

At one time I had charging problems due to a bad wiring harness. I had a new 300A battery. Takes about 1 1/2 hours to mow my property. A fully charged battery would start & now 3 times before I had to re-charge the battery. It maybe would have gone longer. I just didn’t want to get caught on far end of property & tractor not start.

 

[dhuss]

It would depend on your battery condtion ,I ran a motorcycle all day on just the battery

Also don't let your battery set in a discharged condition it won't last long

 

[Dajeepman]

Also don't let your battery set in a discharged condition it won't last long

I got it set on a battery Tender. so after every use it gets plugged back up.