Ryobi Electric Lawn Mover Who Stay On

[Anonymous]

I have a 40v Ryobi electric lawn mover that will not stay on. I bought a new battery in September 2020 and it is always fully charged when I try to mow the lawn. Once I push the button and hold the choke lever, the lawn mover will start but then give out after a minute or so. I cannot back up or turn . . . it just dies.

For those with electric mowers, is it worth it to get repaired or did you find it easier to transition to a gas mower. Also, where did you take your electric mower for repair. Thanks a bunch.

[Anonymous]

Electric mowers don’t have a “choke”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Electric mowers don’t have a “choke”.

Great information, thanks. Do you possibly know what's wrong?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Electric mowers don’t have a “choke”.

Great information, thanks. Do you possibly know what's wrong?

First thing I’d do is get a voltmeter and measure the battery voltage. Then I’d connect the battery to a resistance load of some kind, either a DC motor or a heating element or series of 12v lamps, through the voltmeter (set to amp draw setting) and measure the output amps of the battery.

If the battery checks out, use the voltmeter (on amps) to measure the current through the lawnmower.

If that’s within specs (Google Ryobi mower current specs) , then I’d check the temp of the motor. I suspect there’s probably some kind of circuit breaker that trips from excessive resistance in the positive wire to the motor. It runs long enough for the resistance to heat up the breaker enough to trip, and then it cools off and resets itself.

So break out the voltmeter and start troubleshooting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Electric mowers don’t have a “choke”.

Great information, thanks. Do you possibly know what's wrong?

Not trying to be snarky, but if you can't differentiate between electric mower and gasoline mower parts, its going to be very difficult for us to help you.

maybe you could possible start by identifying your mower with the make/model/serial number/age ect. because as sure as god made green apples, thev've made more the one model

all the being said, I did a very simple google search "ryobi mower shuts off"

got three videos, all which point to the safety switch in the handle near the base of the handle/mower pivot area.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD09Y7pgXpU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3tM6hhf24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvRkZ6XKL_A

i would start here. and FWIW you can thank the idiots of the world who put their hands under running lawnmowers for all the safety switches. which is likely where your problem lies

[Anonymous]

anything OP? follow up?