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Posted by JayWalt on January 01, 2007 at 15:45:51 from (24.223.138.48):
Well guys, I was so happy about getting my generator working after cleaning it up. Well today I went out to adjust the regulator like was discussed. I couldnt get it to charge at 7-7.2 volts. Either it wouldnt charge at all or charge at 7.5 and cllimb up to about 8.2. I quit trying to adjust it when the generator quit working. I have a feeling there is a bad connection inside the windings that I cannot get to. I rechecked the brushes made sure they were against the comm and it still dont work. I checked the 3rd brush and it is fixed, not adjustable. I Just GIVE UP!! I've spent too much time on this charging system. I cannot afford to be dumping 300$ in a generator rebuild. Nor Would I when all they have available is the relay type regulators. I would have thought after 50 years they would have developed either a solid state switcher to emulate a relay type so there would be no contacts to go bad, or a truely linear regulator.
The old charging systems are so flawed. They were great in their time, but technology has changed. Alterntors dont generate their power from the armature windings and push 80 amps through the comm/brushes. These old generators push 20 amps through the comm/brushes. It's just not worth it. I thought about converting one of my old externally regulated 12v alternators to 6v. I'm not sure how feesible that is. I dont want to convert to 12v because I have no headlights and I dont wanna spend any more money. For now I will just use my 6v charger/maintaner to keep the battery charged between uses. It came from an older backup light system, It does a fast charge when required then goes into a float charge state. Pretty nice. Only bad thing is any nighttime driving is going to be short term. It would probably be a good idea to put a voltmeter on here to monitor voltages in case I do need to run the headlights. I give up. Unless someone has a generator that will fit a 300u that they want to donate and throw in a $8.10 flat rate box. Doubtful, But I figured I'd throw it out there. Once again, Thanks for the help with helping me figure out what is going on. If I had known then what I know now, I'm not so sure if I'd have bought this thing. I've put alot of time/money into it. If I get lucky, I'll break even when I sell it sometime in the future. I'll still try to enjoy her. Let's just hope something fatal doesnt happen. If It does, then I'm probably out of the tractor scene for quite some time =. Not so sure How I'd feel about that.
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