<div dir="ltr"><div>Took the generator to a rebuild shop this morning. It will be there until Monday or Tuesday. I asked them to see if there was any output just out of curiosity. He said he could barely get a flicker of electricity out of it even at high RPM. Now when I get it back hopefully the voltage regulator (solid state) is functioning correctly.</div><div>Mike M<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 7, 2023 at 8:32 PM Rick Fisk <<a href="mailto:refisk@chartermi.net">refisk@chartermi.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Mike,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">That means the generator isn't genning. Check those brushes. </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 7, 2023, at 9:03 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Update. I started the engine got a nice idle then removed the battery ground strap. The engine died immediately.<div dir="auto">Mike M</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 7, 2023, 12:35 PM Charley <<a href="mailto:cbaustin@verizon.net" target="_blank">cbaustin@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div style="color:black;font:10pt Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">You likely checked this; had the same issue on my BE, found a loose/funky wire at the voltage regulator.
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<div>Cleaned them all and tightened and issue went away.</div>
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<div> Got into my Bugeye yesterday to drive to the dog park with my Boston Terrier. I was a little surprised when the ignition light would not go out after I got the engine running. It started easy enough, but I was now running on the battery. I am still using a generator that was rebuilt over 20 years and 7,000 miles ago. The voltage regulator was converted to solid state eight or more years ago. Nothing apparent looking under the bonnet. I was hoping it was just the fan belt. No such luck. Generator, generator brushes? I have a replacement generator, but I don't want to just start throwing parts at it until the light goes out. Maybe try to just re-polarize the generator first? I have a degree in mechanical design, not electrical. Hate electrical problems.
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