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phil(va)
02-18-2005 06:19:37
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Re: AC mod CA geneerator/requlator in reply to actex, 02-17-2005 06:46:17
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Tex, I have a CA and have had a similar experience as you, except my tractor was converted to 12 volts, but with a gennie, not an alternator, so not that different from your experience as my gennie is a 3 brush non adjustable 3rd brush version, like yours. (Of course i'm neg grnd now, and you are pos.) Anyway, whoever converted mine put a "modern" cutout relay on the gennie, similar to the 6 volt cutout, but that really isn't enough to regulate it. The old light switch manual process was long gone, and that isn't very satisfactory anyway. I took my gennie to a good shop and they installed a VR on the gennie, using a rubber shock mount to dampen vibration, and adjusted the VR for proper charge, polarized it, and all I had to do was mount it on the tractor (cost was about $100). Now it charges at 14+ volts. I'm sure a good automotive electrical shop can do the same for the 6 volt version. I believe the Farmall Cub charging system worked same way originally, and many people have converted them to VRs as well.
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