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[Doug Tallman]

I have a couple of Neil's posts on Generators saved on here. I'll post them
to the list so anyone that wants to save them can. Merry Christmas!!

From: NeilY99370 at AOL.COM
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 22:26:40 EDT
Subject: Re: Voltage regulator Question
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In a message dated 4/14/99 7:53:51 PM Central Daylight Time, 
tnobles at netsync.net writes:

<< 	What do the three leads go to off the regulator?
 
 	1) I know the middle one (Batt) is the battery.
 
 	2) The right one is (FDL?) and is connected to the generator.
 
 	3) Where does the left one go?  That one is always hot and I 		
	
 believe is marked (L). This is the one that stumps me.
  >>
Hi Tim:
The Bat terminal should be attached to the always hot lead.  This wire should 
go from the battery to the ammeter to the voltage regulator.  The "L" 
terminal should be attached to the "Load," which in this case is probably to 
the light switch.  The Fld terminal should go to the "F" terminal on the 
generator.  The "A" terminal on the generator should be attached to Gen 
terminal which hides on the underside of the regulator.

The reason for the "L" terminal is that the regulator has an extra turn or 
two of the output lead wrapped around the voltage control relay.  It helps to 
prevent the battery from being overcharged on hot days.  In very cold weather 
you can attach both load and battery wires to the "L" terminal and this will 
insure that the battery is charged at a higher rate. 

After you have straightened the wiring out and cleaned all the connections, 
but before you start the engine, attach a jumper wire from the hot terminal 
of the battery and momentarily touch the "A" terminal on the generator.  Just 
spark it a time or two.  Start the tractor and everything should be all right.

Neil
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From: NeilY99370 at aol.com
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 11:47:27 EDT
Subject: Re: Generator information
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Hi Ken:
Find out which terminal is the armature and which is the field. I usually 
take a jumper from the hot lead and touch first one terminal and then the 
other, with the voltage regulator disconnected.  The armature terminal will 
have a 25 amp spark while the field terminal will show a two or three amp 
spark. Remember to polarize the generator before you run it. Hot jumper to 
(A) terminal with regulator installed. 

Measure resistance from the regulator (F) terminal to regulator base.  You 
want to see zero ohms, or pretty close to it. If you get 10 or 15 ohms you 
must clean the points until you get the zero reading. (The normally closed 
set.)

Once you are sure that you have the regulator points cleaned and the (F) 
terminal on the generator connected to the (F) terminal on the regulator. 
Likewise the (A) terminal to Gen terminal on the regulator.  Make sure the 
regulator base is grounded on the generator.  Fire up the engine and measure 
voltage at the Gen terminal.  If you get 1 or two volts, you are measuring 
residual magnetism output.  Momentarily ground the (F) terminal and note the 
voltage increase.  If the voltage falls back when you remove the jumper 
grounding the (f) terminal, the voltage regulator is defective.  If the 
voltage hits seven volts, after you remove the jumper, check voltage across 
the battery.  Should be the same.  Let me know how you come out.

Neil



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           Doug Tallman                 
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               Greenwich, OH USA