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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>With reference to Generator issues, I can offer the attached which some of you may not have.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Faced with a (hopefully not) dodgy genny and a Chinese control box, one might be tempted to go for an alternator? (This entails gutting the control box which might give some satisfaction?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex<br><b>Sent:</b> 03 September 2018 19:16<br><b>To:</b> Michael Salter <michael.salter@gmail.com>; jim <ab7vf@yahoo.com>; healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] MORE: Generator?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Hi Michael, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>First I checked the field winding's continuity with an ohmmeter. It isn't open, but I have no way of knowing what the correct resistance should be (there may be shorted windings for all I know).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif'>Then I tied the output terminal (D) to the field winding terminal (F) with a short robust clip lead. <br><br>In any case, when I run the engine with the generator windings tied together and disconnected from the car's wiring, I get about 12 volts DC. If I rev the engine to 3000 RPM, the voltage doesn't rise. That seems to me to indicate a flaky generator.<br><br>I pulled the generator out today and will bring it to a local re-build shop for an evaluation. Interestingly, the generator does not have a cover band over the commutator and brush area, as shown in the shop manual on Page N.9. <br><br>It may be that this generator was replaced years ago with some sort of OEM part that wasn't Lucas.<br><br>I notice that the Nocks at British Car Specialists offer rebuilt generators. Has anyone deployed one of these refurbished units?<br><br>== Alex in Maine <br> 1960 BT7, "The Blue Mainie" </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>On 9/3/2018 11:31 AM, Michael Salter wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In my experience the most reliable test for a generator is as explained in the Workshop Manual. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Remove the leads, bridge the D & F terminals then test the voltage to ground with rising RPM.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I've always found it to be foolproof. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=3 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys <a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a> on behalf of Alex <a href="mailto:alexmm@roadrunner.com"><alexmm@roadrunner.com></a><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 3, 2018 9:11:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> jim; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Generator? <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p>Thank you for your note, Jim.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I will use my ohmmeter today to check the continuity of the field winding.<br><br>== Alex in Maine <br> 1960 BT7, "The Blue Mainie" <br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 9/3/2018 3:13 AM, jim wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="ydp4fd51915yahoo_quoted_6702877865"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Sunday, September 2, 2018, 6:42:38 PM PDT, Alex <a href="mailto:alexmm@roadrunner.com"><alexmm@roadrunner.com></a> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>My BT7 generator seems dead. There's no output voltage at point D on the <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>generator at speed.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>== Alex in Maine<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>1960 BT7<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>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<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 style='border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt'><tr><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:9.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=46 height=29 style='width:.4791in;height:.3055in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=470 style='width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#41424E'>Virus-free. <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4453EA'>www.avg.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>