[Healeys] Generator?

Per Schoerner per at schoerner.se
Mon Sep 3 13:29:46 MDT 2018


Or just connect a volt meter over the battery. At idle it should show whats in the battery, and at 1500 rpm and over it should show 13.7 volts.

Per

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> 3 sep. 2018 kl. 17:31 skrev Michael Salter <michael.salter at gmail.com>:
> 
> In my experience the most reliable test for a generator is as explained in the Workshop Manual. 
> Remove the leads, bridge the D & F terminals then test the voltage to ground with rising RPM.
> I've always found it to be foolproof. 
> 
> M
>  
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Alex <alexmm at roadrunner.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 9:11:06 AM
> To: jim; healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Generator?
>  
> Thank you for your note, Jim.
> I will use my ohmmeter today to check the continuity of the field winding.
> 
> == Alex in Maine 
>      1960 BT7, "The Blue Mainie" 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 9/3/2018 3:13 AM, jim wrote:
>> 
>> On Sunday, September 2, 2018, 6:42:38 PM PDT, Alex <alexmm at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My BT7 generator seems dead. There's no output voltage at point D on the 
>> generator at speed.
>> 
>> 
>> == Alex in Maine
>> 1960 BT7
>> 
>> Got any voltage on the field winding?  gotta have excitation to make the generator gen..If you do have voltage there, remove the wire and check for continuity to ground through the field winding..current flow is what makes it all work ..Maybe put a dc ammeter in the field winding circuit and see whats what
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
> 
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