Odd Polarizing Instructions with New Generator

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I have been having an ongoing charging problem that I have been trying to solve on this forum which I will not go into here but you can read about at this link.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=140102&highlight=polarizing

I picked up a replacement generator today which which is a rebuilt Bosch unit from Autolite. I was very confused when I red the polarizing instructions that came in the box. It reads like this:

[Russ Wolfe]

Yes, you are correct. You polarize by grounding the DF and appling power to the D+.
I have the VW instructions someplace on my web site. I will have to find them and create a link.
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Yup, that's how Bentley describes it, and shows it on page 25 of the electrical system section.
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I am in the process of installing the generator and I did the polarization procedure. I have a question. When I touch the wire from the positive terminal of the battery to the D+ terminal the generator acts like a motor and turns as it should. My question is when I polarize the gen. should it turn in the same direction as engine rotation or should it turn the opposite direction? When I polarized it the generator it turned counterclockwise which is opposite of engine rotation. Is this correct? If not could the rebuilder have the D+ and DF terminals on the generator reversed which would explain why the instructions for polarization included with the generator say to polarize to the DF terminal. It does mention in the instructions with the generator installation instructions that many British cars are positive ground that the generator will work in a car with positive ground if the "polarizing policy is followed." Maybe they wired the generator for a positive ground car. If this is the case it could explain why I have been having the problem discussed in my other thread where the generator will work for a short time after I polarize it then stop working until I polarize it again.

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Installed the generator. Polarized it. The generator does not charge. Repolarized and tested again. Nothing. This is the last Autolite rebuilt Generator I will buy. I am at my wits end and don't know what to do.

[Russ Wolfe]

[Ace]

Smack the regulator a good one with a screwdriver's handle with the engine running. That one has worked for me twice on 2 different cars after replacing the generator. I assume you changed the regulator when you did the generator?

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[Bryan67]

Don`t buy VW parts from Kragen. Only use new Bosch or rebuilt by Bosch. This goes for for ignition parts as well. And don`t buy any brake parts other than VW parts. I have learned this the hard many years ago.

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You got that right.

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I haven't asked this question yet but it may be a relevant piece of information to help in determining the cause of my current charging problems.
Shortly before my generator went out and I starting this current round of parts replacement I noticed that the brushes seemed to be sparking excessively and that there was a green glow inside the generator which appeared to be coming from the area of the lower brush so I could not pinpoint the exact point of origin. At this time the generator light had not yet started coming on but I had noticed that it had been taking a little longer for the light to shut off when I started the car. I had just finished doing a tune-up and was checking the timing that, is the only reason I happened to notice.
Back to the generator - When I inspected the generator after noticing the glow and sparking I discovered that the brushes were worn down and in need of replacement, even though I had just purchased this generator along with a new Neihoff voltage regulator 4 months earlier in late June (shouldn't the brushes last longer then that?).
I relaced the brushes and the green glow appeared to go away but in my opinion the brushes still appeared to be sparking more than normal. Shortly after I replaced the brushes within a day or so the generator light starting popping on occasionally. So I cleaned the commutator with sandpaper and the light stopped coming on. A couple days later the generator light came on agian and stayed on. Thjrough testing I determined that the generator was no longer working. This is when my parts replacing nightmare began.

Any ideas as to what may have caused the green glow inside the generator? Has anyone ever seen this before? I mentioned the glow to the guys at the auto parts store and they had never heard of this but of course they are not mechanics or familiar with Volkswagens. The local Volkswagen shop said it was probably overcharging caused by a bad voltage regulator.
During my parts replacment and testing I did find a short to ground caused by a hot wire from the stereo which I repaired. Could this have caused the voltage regulator and generator to fail causing my current set of problems and now I am just getting bad parts?