Exactly Mark I think :)
The generator requires voltage in the field windings to produce the magnetic
field before it will generate. This is how the regulator regulates current,
by switching the voltage in the field coils.
By shorting the terminals together the small voltage generated by the
armature is enough to power the field windings and both will build together.
Duncan
>> Tie the two terminals on the generator together, put test leads on the
junction of the two terminals and the other on the case. Then spin it, a
good one will give you about 20-25 volts.
Mark
Nashville
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