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In my experience the most reliable test for a generator is as explained in the Workshop Manual.
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Remove the leads, bridge the D & F terminals then test the voltage to ground with rising RPM.<br>
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I've always found it to be foolproof. <br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Alex <alexmm@roadrunner.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 3, 2018 9:11:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> jim; healeys@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Generator?</font>
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<p>Thank you for your note, Jim.<br>
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I will use my ohmmeter today to check the continuity of the field winding.<br>
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== Alex in Maine <br>
1960 BT7, "The Blue Mainie" <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/3/2018 3:13 AM, jim wrote:<br>
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<div>On Sunday, September 2, 2018, 6:42:38 PM PDT, Alex <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:alexmm@roadrunner.com">
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<div dir="ltr">My BT7 generator seems dead. There's no output voltage at point D on the
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<div dir="ltr">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<br>
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