[AT] Simplicity Sovereign with Kohler CH18 engine

[Bo Hinch]

I would hook up a temporary ground from regulator / rectifier and check to
see the difference voltage reading with it unhooked and hooked up .

On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> You are correct, Doug, I did test it with a voltmeter, with the negative
> lead to negative battery post, and the positive to positive post.  I'll
> check the grounds this weekend, maybe grounding to the frame to
> eliminate the battery ground.  Thanks for the manual Steve that should
> prove handy.
>
> Mike M
>
>
> On 4/8/2016 7:44 AM, Doug Tallman 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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