Rich,
What Bryan said...
...in addition, there are three adjustment screws to adjust voltage,
current and the cut-out. There are two and a half pages of instructions for
the adjustments, so it's too much to go into here, but you should be able
to adjust the voltage to where it needs to be. Make sure your contacts are
clean also.
Gerard
At 11:43 AM -0700 4/7/00, Bryan Vandiver wrote:
>Rich,
>
>There really isn't too much that can wear out in these things. The only
>replacement parts, are the brushes, and the bearings. My first guess is to
>open
>it up and check the brushes, and clean the armature. Do you have a copy of a
>bugeye factory shop manual?? there is a lot of detail about the generator in
>these. If you don't I can take a look at mine this weekend and make you a
>copy
>of that section, or you can always stop by on Sat and borrow it.
>
>Regards - Bryan (59-bugeye)
>San Jose - CA
>
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>>The generator on our Bugeye isn't quite doing it's thing. When disconnected
>>from the regulator and with the terminals shorted together, I read 10 volts
>>at idle. The books say this should be 15 and then proceed to tell you what
>>to do if it's zero or only a few volts -- nothing about a little low (10 V)
>>though! Obviously 10 volts isn't going to charge anything.
>>
>>So, any advice on what to check next? It's a tach-drive generator so it's
>>not going to be cheap to get a rebuilt one (although there is a good
>>alternator/generator shop near home). Could it be something as simple as
>>brushes or is a rebuild a better idea at this point?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Rich Hill
>>'60 AH Sprite
>>'79 MG Midget
>>
>>
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