Mine has a fuse from the voltage regulator at both the armature and field
terminals.
Smokey
'50 3600 5-window
-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
To: LLFUR@aol.com <LLFUR@aol.com>
Cc: jelerath@us.ibm.com <jelerath@us.ibm.com>; oletrucks@autox.team.net
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] hot wire
>A person I work with who was an old time mechanic gave me a fuse that goes
on the
>Batt terminal of the voltage regulator to prevent just what happened to
you. I had
>never heard of it before but he said it was common problem if your
regulator
>contacts stick. The fuse is only about a quarter inch square and comes in
30 or 35
>amps depending on your generator output. It's attached by the terminal
screw and
>has a terminal on it to attach your wire to.
>
>Grant 50 3100
>
>LLFUR@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the advice. I also believethe cause was in the vol regulator
since
>> the melted wires ( from Gen to vol reg and from starter to ign ) appear
to be
>> only in the charging circuit. I just don't understand how a bad regulator
>> could damage almost the entire harness without some type of safeguard.
When
>> one of those wires get hot and melt the wire coating, it effects the
other
>> wires that its up against in the harness.
>> A good reason to go to an alternator?
>>
>> Gene
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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>
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