Mark,
Check to see if the bearings are tight.  If they are not, the armature 
will possible bind on the case of the motor.  It will take a lot of 
current to overcome this.
bill


Mark E. Skeels wrote:

>Ok here's a mystery (to me...)
>
>I've got an old lawnmower with a Briggs and Stratton 2 cylinder 4 cycle 
>engine.
>
>  
>
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