Right now my generator light is ON STEADY, no matter what RPM.
All of the connections are good and tight. I peeked into the Gen housing using a flashlight, and the brushes are good and not hung up. I hope that it's the Voltage regulator, otherwise it could be an open or shorted field coil in the generator.
I'm going to have to try to read the amps on the generator -- haven't done that before.
I see in the shop manual that the Amp output can be tested by disconnecting the Armature and Field wires at the Generator, then using a jumper wire from the Armature stud to the Field stud on the generator, then connecting an Ammeter between that jumper wire and the battery postive.
My questions are:
1. Has anyone measured the Amp output this way.
2. Can't the Amps be measured at the Voltage Regulator by disconnecting the same pair of wires at the regulator, then jumper them, and go from the jumpered pair to the battery?
Thanks
All of the connections are good and tight. I peeked into the Gen housing using a flashlight, and the brushes are good and not hung up. I hope that it's the Voltage regulator, otherwise it could be an open or shorted field coil in the generator.
I'm going to have to try to read the amps on the generator -- haven't done that before.
I see in the shop manual that the Amp output can be tested by disconnecting the Armature and Field wires at the Generator, then using a jumper wire from the Armature stud to the Field stud on the generator, then connecting an Ammeter between that jumper wire and the battery postive.
My questions are:
1. Has anyone measured the Amp output this way.
2. Can't the Amps be measured at the Voltage Regulator by disconnecting the same pair of wires at the regulator, then jumper them, and go from the jumpered pair to the battery?
Thanks
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