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Re: [TR] tr3 generator woes

To: Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>, 'Triumphs List' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] tr3 generator woes
From: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 19:10:55 +0000 (UTC)
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ah hathanks


      From: Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
 To: 'Frank Fisher' <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>; 'Triumphs List' <triumphs@autox.=
team.net>=20
 Sent: Friday, October 7, 2016 7:19 PM
 Subject: RE: [TR] tr3 generator woes
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Just a thought:

Last year my original control box started acting flakey during a drive.
After some investigation, I learned that the grounds for the two shunt coil=
s
(one per relay) weren't making good contact.=C2=A0 The wire is soldered to =
a
brass sleeve that slips over the bolt through the center of the coil.=C2=A0=
 But
if the sleeve doesn't make good electrical contact to the bolt, the
associated function won't work right.=C2=A0=20

For the cutout, that means not pulling in as it should (red light stays on)=
.

For the regulator, that means the current and/or voltage can go very high.

Might be your friend's problem.

I added a ground wire to ensure a good connection, but likely just cleaning
up the sleeve and reassembling would work for a long time.

I also checked several control boxes from the junk bin, and most of them ha=
d
the same problem.

-- Randall=20



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r=3D"ltr"><span>thanks</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><span><br></span></div>=
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1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Randall &lt;TR3dr=
iver@ca.rr.com&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>=
 'Frank Fisher' &lt;yellowtr3@yahoo.com&gt;; 'Triumphs List' &lt;triumphs@a=
utox.team.net&gt; <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></=
b> Friday, October 7, 2016 7:19 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;=
">Subject:</span></b> RE: [TR] tr3 generator woes<br> </font> </div> <div c=
lass=3D"y_msg_container" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1475953665854_3922"><br>Just a =
thought:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Last year my original control=
 box started acting flakey during a drive.<br clear=3D"none">After some inv=
estigation, I learned that the grounds for the two shunt coils<br clear=3D"=
none">(one per relay) weren't making good contact.&nbsp; The wire is solder=
ed to a<br clear=3D"none">brass sleeve that slips over the bolt through the=
 center of the coil.&nbsp; But<br clear=3D"none">if the sleeve doesn't make=
 good electrical contact to the bolt, the<br clear=3D"none">associated func=
tion won't work right.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">For the =
cutout, that means not pulling in as it should (red light stays on).<br cle=
ar=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">For the regulator, that means the current an=
d/or voltage can go very high.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Might b=
e your friend's problem.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">I added a gro=
und wire to ensure a good connection, but likely just cleaning<br clear=3D"=
none">up the sleeve and reassembling would work for a long time.<br clear=
=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">I also checked several control boxes from the =
junk bin, and most of them had<br clear=3D"none">the same problem.<div clas=
s=3D"yqt7039312046" id=3D"yqtfd15190"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"=
>-- Randall <br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div><br><br></div> </di=
v> </div>  </div></div></body></html>
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