Did you polarize the voltage regulator when you re-installed the charging
system? I changed polarity on my latest project (57 Land Rover) and I had to
arc the regulator twice before it decided I was serious.
Bill Lawrence
> Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:59:45 -0400
> From: mgcharlie@comcast.net
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Charging system
>
> Yesterday I got my BT7 tricarb running again after a several year
> cosmetic restoration. I had done the engine some years previously.
> This latest work also included a new wiring harness and a Smitty 5 speed
> conversion.
> Before starting the car I verified that all of the electrical systems
> worked, but after starting saw that the charging light was on. Before
> the project everything had worked. I checked the generator in-situ as
> outlined in the factory manual and it showed to be putting out fine. I
> also checked all of the connections at the regulator for the correct
> location and tightness, including the ground.and where it attaches to
> the body.
> All seems fine, so before I blame the voltage regulator ( that worked
> fine previously), is there anywhere else that I should be looking?
> Perhaps taking the overdrive circuit out of the mix?
> Any suggestions are welcome.
> BTW, does anyone actually change the settings on the regulator? It
> worked before, why would it not now? It seems akin to the instructions
> in the manual for taking apart the clutch cover.
> Thanks.
> Charlie Baldwin
>
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