This may seem silly but did you polarize the generator when you installed
it? I the polarization is reversed it will not charge. There is no guarantee
that it is correctly polarized when you buy it.
Ralph Jannelli
Matthews, NC
'65 Spitfire MKII
'72 Spitfire MKIV
'80 TR8 DHC
----- Original Message -----
From: <KHOCO@aol.com>
To: <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: 70 spit battery not charging
>
> Dean
> Finely got around to testing the generator and I think your right.
I
> connected the terminals together and then checked it with my meter to
ground.
> I should be reading around 15 volts at 750 rpm. All I could get out of it
was
> 2 volts at 3000 rpm! The other tests I did indicate the field coil is
> probably shorted out. Back to store tomorrow.
>
> Ken Copeland
> 70 GT6+ KC78784
> 70 Spit FDU84919
> 70 GT6+ KC81551 (Ok so I like 70s)
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