[AT] electrical

[Chris Britton]

An isolation diode between your ignition and the #1 terminal on the 
alternator 9 3 wire type ) would have ben a better fix...   no dead 
batteries.. and it always excites..

Soundguy

>From: Greg Hass <gkhass at avci.net>
>Subject: RE: [AT] electrical aid
>When I switched my Cub to the GM one wire alternator I had trouble getting
>it to start charging. Because the Cub engine runs slow and has small
>pulleys, I would have to grab the governor arm and overrev the engine quite
>a bit. Besides the trouble I felt it was hard on the engine. I took it back
>to where I bought it, and they fixed it so now it charges instantly.
>However, instead of a push button, which was mentioned already, they
>installed a small resistor inside the alternator. Works great, however if
>you don't start the engine at least once a month, the battery goes dead
>because of the very small drain of the resistor (remember this drain is
>24-7). Hasn't been a problem except in winter when I seldom start it; so a
>couple of days ago I saw a battery switch at  a flee market for $2 and will
>install it and just turn off the battery for the winter. Still, all in all,
>a very good system.
>Greg Hass