Re: reversed polarity..

Posted by Bob on June 13, 2006 at 20:41:40 from (64.21.249.40):

In Reply to: reversed polarity.. posted by karl f on June 13, 2006 at 20:17:50:

You don't polarize the regulator. You polarize the GENERATOR (even though you may be jumpering connections at the regulator).

Polarize it again, and try full-fielding it by grounding the "F" terminal.

The generator would not have been hurt by charging with reverse polarity, but it may take a couple of attempts to get enough residual magnetism built up in the field polepieces for it to "excite" itself at startup.

An old electrical "guru" who's shop I used to hang around as a kid would sometimes tap the generator's belly in the area of the polepieces with a small brass hammer while polarizing it.

I can't certify that this helped build up the residual magnetism in the polepieces, but it SEEMED to work for him!

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