My generator won't charge a dead battery, it has field windings, and
unless you put
12volts to the windings, it only puts out 1.5volts.
Do use a good battery for checking gens./atls. and save yourself some
aggravation.
Does anyone know about voltage regulators ? I have a 71 midget with a
generator,
the regulator has three coils that are adjustable. I'd like to know what
each is for, and
how to set them ( gen light comes on at an idle since I cleaned the
contacts )
john.kahoon@juno.com
71 midget
On Wed, 2 Sep 1998 07:37:16 -0400 Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
writes:
>Rule #1 of alternator diagnosis: Never try to diagnose a potentially
>sick
>alternator with a flat (or potentially sick) battery. Borrow a known
>good
>battery from another car if needed.
>
>Contrary to some folks belief, an alternator will not charge a flat
>battery. A generator will (because it uses permanent magnets) but an
>alternator won't (because it needs battery voltage to energize a set
>of
>electromagnets).
>
>Chris Kotting
>ckotting@iwaynet.net
>
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