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auslander
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 Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 7:32 pm Post subject: Elec Help |
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Last week i disconnected the cables to the gen and undone the cables to the battery becaus of battery corrosive build up on the terminals. So i bought that stuff to prevent corrosion, put some on the terminals cleaned up the ground strap. I had my wiring diagram and hooked everything up and gen light would not go out, bus was run for a total of about 30 secs. Turn it off go to the back and i wired the gen wrong because the PO had put the wires on backwards but right, he had D+ with the thin green wire( which i think caused it to get hot and burn up) and Df with the thick red wire. So i hooked it up the wire on the wrong terminals of the gen. So when i discover this I rewired the regulator and gen with the right guage wires but the gen light is still staying on. So i figure my regulator is shot and throw on two spare ones i have and the light still stays on, i go buy a new one and the light still stays on. My questions:
1.Is there a way i can test the gen before i pull it to see if its still good
2.Could the gen and regulator have been fried that quick
3. Could i have fried the battery
4.Is there something else i should check
5.I have a multimeter but not sure on how to use it, what test can i do to determine if the gen is bad while still in the car
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Randy in Maine
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| I wouldn't bet the farm on it , but you probably need to polarize the generator. Good explanation over on www.type2.com or in the Muir book. |
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goober
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Hey Auslander...this works for my 12v generators...
1) Disconnect the battery
2) Remove the fan belt
3) Remove the D+ and DF wires from the generator
4) Place a jumper wire from DF terminal to Ground/Earth
With a SMALL 8 amp BATTERY CHARGER, connect the Negative lead to Ground/Earth and touch the Positive lead to D+. The generator should run like a motor and draw about 6-8 amps. If it doesn't, the generator isn't functioning. |
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auslander
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:46 am Post subject: |
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Randy i didnt see the section for polarizing and i checked the generator area, goober im sending you a pm
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Randy in Maine
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