[Spridgets] Polarizing generator

[Rick Fisk]

Watch this video......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH_yIeKsBSM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Rick

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On Dec 5, 2012, at 4:09 PM, Michael Rowe <mdrowe at optonline.net> wrote:

> The archives are currently not working, so:
>
> I thought I polarized my generator following instructions online - + battery
terminal to small wire on generator.  But I can't get a voltage reading off
either the generator or the battery when the engine is running.  Just now, I
got a lower reading on the battery after running the engine a bit for testing,
then turning it off.
>
> When the engine is running, the headlights get brighter with RPM.  That
indicatest that there is output from the generator, but it is not getting to
the battery.  So why can't I read any output at the generator?
>
> What are the symptoms of a dead generator other than no output at all?  What
are the symptoms of a dead regulator?
>
> Michael Rowe
> The Holy Sprite
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