OK Paul
The basic circuit for charging with a generator is the small wire you have
connect with your battery cable at the starter goes to the ammeter, the
other terminal of the meter goes to the BAT terminal on the voltage
regulator. Now this same terminal goes to the light switch which feeds most
all other circuits except the horn .
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 5:27 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] '53 3/4 Ton Charging System
> Thank you for all of the feedback. Everyone agrees the Chevy has a
> Generator. I'll dive back into that to get a firmer understanding of
> what's possible however in the meantime I would like to try to get the
> @^$#@~ charging system functioning again <g>
>
> I just grabbed a few more pics if they will help. I'm told ( I'm not
> certain if some or Any of the responses go to the list: If not I hope
> those who are helping won't mind if I recap it on list so someone else
> Googling for an answer can perhaps use the info ? ) the starter is
> original and the voltage regulator is as well: from the 6 Volt Pos
> ground days. ( 1953 3/4 tons WERE Positive ground, weren't they? ). I'm
> also informed the gauges could well be unmodified. There is no question
> the truck runs on 12 volt, neg ground. But that's for another day..
>
> One of the two leads to the ammeter goes to the headlight switch. Photo
> is here: The red wire from the left goes to the ammeter.
>
> http://www.paulathomas.com/images/HLSwitch.jpg
>
> This is the generator if this helps diagnose the problem:
>
> http://www.paulathomas.com/images/Generator.jpg
>
> And this is the wiring at the back of the ammeter in the instrument
> cluster: the Green wire is the one which is no longer connected to
anything:
>
> http://www.paulathomas.com/images/Ammeterback.jpg
>
>
> Again I'm only guessing that this is the reason my system runs the
> battery down: prior to removing the haphazardly patched birds nest of
> wiring under the dash the truck charged just fine and the ammeter
> functioned.
>
> Where might the green wire belong? Connected to the starter switch?
>
> http://www.paulathomas.com/images/StarterTop.jpg
>
> There is a stub of a green wire there, tho all wires are connected to
> the same post.
>
> Side note: could I do any damage with a patch wire and alligator clips
> just connecting the green wire from the ammeter to likely candidates?
> Any thoughts on what I should avoid connecting to, so as to minimize the
> chance of destroying something electrical which still functions?
>
>
> Paul
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