|
Rick- Give some thought to that the battery may simply be low on charge, from running when the exciter diode was hooked up wrong. Now, it could be that the alternator is simply doing what it's supposed to do. Try just letting the thing run at fast idle, an engine speed that'll show 10 to 15 amps charge, for an hour or so. Then, check & top up the battery water if needed. Let it run and charge for another hour or so. The voltage regulator is voltage sensitive and will trigger the alternator, or generator, to "do it's best". Gotta keep in mind modern alternators have an amperage output capability far beyond what most old farm tractors need. Hence, instead of lots of that amps capacity being soaked up running accesories in a car or truck, it all goes to fast charging the battery. Do a voltmeter check on what the system is doing. In the 13.8 to 14.2 volt range charging current into the battery should be rather low. If you see voltage above 14.5, or below 13.2, that means there is a problem in the system. Get to somebody with a Sun VAT-28 or VAT-40 tester and they should be able to sort it fast out and correct the problem. Like I said, off the top my guess is that the battery is just down and the system is doing some "catch up" now that you got the exciter diode right. Good luck, offered and hoped 'tis not needed, IHank
| 
