[AT] How do I test a Generator?

[Cecil Bearden]

Are you sure it is a generator and not a 1 wire or evena 2 wire delco 
alternator??

Cecil in OKla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Easley, Greg" <EasleyG at health.missouri.edu>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] How do I test a Generator?


> Ben -
>
> You've received some good advice already.
>
> Get a wiring diagram for your tractor.
>
> If there's no regulator or cut-out in the circuit the machine has been on 
> the wrong end of a bad fix.
>
> This link is Farmall-specific, but the info is excellent, and applicable 
> to all brands if you use your noodle.
>
> http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m46/farmallbob/Farmall%20Tractor%20Wiring%20Diagrams/
>
> If you're in over your head, you're better off paying someone who knows 
> how to fix a genny rather than
> destroying it with inexperience.
>
> Greg
> http://www.casemanaugie@yahoo.com
>
>
> Could you try to spin it with a battery like an electric motor?  I have
> heard that could test if the rascal was even working.  I don't have a
> voltage regulator, though.  Would that make the generator act dead?
>
> Ben Wagner
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