> Simon
> I don' think that polarisation exercise did anything to anything. And,
> turning that switch in the boot is NOT the same as removing a cable from the
> battery. If he had removed the black/white cable from the switch it would
> have been the same though. That black/white cable grounds the ignition when
> the switch is turned off, it's like a Stone Age immobilizer if you like.
> I'm sure the problem is that the brushes in the generator are worn out, it
> usually is. Just replace them, it's not that difficult.
>
> Skickat fr?n min iPad
>
> Per
>
>> 1 maj 2017 kl. 21:02 skrev Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk>:
>>
>> The BJ8 genny saga continues. (My nephew is an Air Traffic Controller and
>> his shifts have not enabled him to get down to the car as often as he might
>> have liked. I?ve just retired, so the boot?s on the other foot on my side of
>> the Channel!)
>> Now, he?s done some tests which I think are pretty conclusive. Any of you
>> gurus out there who are electrically minded ? R2D2 eat your heart out -?.I?d
>> appreciate your input.
>> See Pierre-Henri?s email, below. (My comments in brackets)
>> QUOTE
>>
>>
>> 1) Polarization
>>
>> -Then I turned off the switch in the boot to disconnect terminal - from the
>> battery (same as disconnecting a terminal from the battery). The engine
>> stopped instantly.
>>
>> (This is per an answer from Norman Nock that I?ve kept on file for ages. He
>> advised:- turn on engine, disconnect a battery terminal and, if engine
>> stops, the genny is knackered. Norman was The Man and it seems like a good,
>> neat test. Is PH correct in assuming that turning off the battery switch is
>> the same as removing a battery lead??)
>>
>> I could take it home and disassemble it?
>>
>> (Yes. To check the brushes. Only. We don?t have the facilities or skill in
>> either location to do more than the brushes.)
>>
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