Re: M 12 volt conversion

Posted by Dan Bear Kelley on September 02, 2006 at 09:16:59 from (140.32.120.188):

In Reply to: M 12 volt conversion posted by Tom (the old guy ) on September 02, 2006 at 08:56:54:

One-wire alternators have a trick to them. They usually take a little bit to get started. I have one on my Jeep, and it takes some RPMs for it to kick in. Once it kicks in, it stays kicked in even down to idle.
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I have a converted GM alternator (self exciting voltage regulator) on my Farmall M, and I have a trick with that one, too. There are two terminals that still exist on the voltage regulator, but don't necessarily need to be used on this conversion. If you short both of them to + for a moment or two, the alternator will kick in and then stay kicked in. The instructions that came with the regulator said I needed to do that for the first use, but it still works well for the rest of the time.
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Caution though, my father in law did not know what he was doing and wired these both to + permanently. What happened was the alternator just put out so much juice that it boiled the battery.
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My advice. Try a few RPMs. Then if that doesn't work, see if there is another way to trip your alternator into running.

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