ROBERT G. HOWARD wrote:
>
> Listers,
> I would appreciate advice on this problem. Here's what happened:
> We started out in the TD yesterday for a 65 mile drive. About five
> miles down the road, I-95 in CT, the ammeter suddenly jumped from the 1-2
> normal range to 15 and things smelled hot. (On this road, odd smells may
> or may not be one's own car) Pulled off at first exit. Generator was
> normal temperature and regulator felt normal under-hood temp.
Bob - if the '15' was charging then I would expect the regulator to be the
problem,
if it was discharging then I would look for a wiring problem. In either case
15
amps (assuming that is what it was) isn't particularly high for the generator
but
would be enough to cook small-gauge wiring.
PaulH.
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