[AT] Simplicity Sovereign with Kohler CH18 engine

[Bo Hinch]

When voltage is that high , the regulator is NOT regulating properly (
voltage is running wild ) which could be ( my first guess ) a bad ground
and next would be a bad regulator .As has been said many times before on
the list , CHECK THE GROUND . just my two cents worth .

On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 6:44 AM, Doug Tallman <dtallman at accnorwalk.com>
wrote:

> Mike, you wouldn't want much over 14.5v on the charge circuit. you need
> to test it with a voltmeter, not an ammeter. Are you sure you are
> testing it right? You might try cleaning the mounting contacts of the
> regulator. the body has to make a good ground. Doug T
>
> On 4/8/2016 12:41 AM, Mike M wrote:
> > So I resurrected my old Simplicity Sovereign (1995ish) the other day
> > after it sat all last year because of my new zero turn. It is tired, but
> > still has a use as a butt buggy, fertilizer spreader and wood splitter
> > hauler. The battery wouldn't take a charge, but did start with the
> > "jump" assist from my battery charger. Still after several days on a
> > battery maintainer, it would not fire, just click. I installed a new
> > lawn and garden battery and it fired right up. When doing more checking
> > however, I noticed that when I put am ammeter across the battery
> > terminals with the engine running it was pushing 17.75-18.0 volts
> > through the battery; too much correct? Why is it pushing this many
> > volts, and will it ruin my new battery.  I am not good with electronics,
> > and have Googled this but can't seem to find a good answer. Thanks for
> > any input, all is appreciated.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mike M
> >
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