[AT] How do I test a Generator?

[charliehill]

Ben, hopefully you have an old school starter and generator shop in your 
area.  If so take it there and let him put it on his "growler".  That's 
about the only easy way to figure out what's wrong.  If it's an old school 
shop they will take it apart and fix it, usually at a fair price instead of 
telling you it needs a complete rebuild or it can't be fixed.  I guess it's 
possible that it's completely shot or needs a total rebuild but not likely 
in my experience.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Wagner" <ben at olde-books.com>
To: "At" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 4:26 PM
Subject: [AT] How do I test a Generator?


> Hello everyone,
>
> Thanks for your help on the oil gauge.  I appreciate you guys always
> being willing to answer questions, even when the questions are pretty
> idiotic.
>
> Here's another one for you.  My old 6 volt generator was "bad" according
> to the gentleman I purchased the Super A from.  However, it was missing
> the fuse, the ammeter was shot, and the wiring was terrible.  It was
> also missing the voltage regulator.
>
> I need to know how to test the thing before I buy a new generator.  Is
> there a good way to know if it is at least giving some power?   I would
> like to know before I put the tractor back together, but that might not
> be possible, so I might need to wait until I can run the engine.  I have
> heard that you can hook the battery to the generator and it should spin
> like a motor, but that was for a Ford.
>
> I am sure everyone on the list has some experience in testing these
> things without buying fancy testing equipment.
>
> Thanks for all the time you have spent giving me advice.  It means a lot!
>
> Ben Wagner
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