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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi All<BR><BR>I was
getting my Tiger ready for the season and I noticed that I was not getting a
charge at idle. The more the car warmed up, the more rpms it needed to keep the
ignition lite off. Over the years I have experienced problems keeping a voltage
regulator for any great length of time. They just seem to give up after not so
long. This time I did pretty well…it lasted over a year. I checked the battery
and generator just to be sure…the battery had a full charge and the generator
was generating.<BR><BR>So I switched out the v/reg for one I purchased from SS
as a backup last year. I have done this installation a couple of times so I was
confident, even with my minimal skills.<BR><BR>I got the new v/reg in.
Reconnected the battery but When I went to polarize it (touch F wire and B wire
momentarily per Shop Manual)…nothing. I checked my connections (Brown to Batt
terminal…Brn/Grn to Fld terminal…Brn/Yel to Arm terminal) all were correct. I
double checked battery…full charge.<BR><BR>Thinking the v/reg might be bad, I
reinstalled the old one…same results…nothing.<BR><BR>I installed new one
again…same results.<BR><BR>The only other action I took was to disconnect the
terminals on the generator and cleaned them up. I checked to make sure I
reconnected them correctly.<BR><BR>I took a chance and turned on the
ignition…dead.</FONT></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">After taking a break I went back out and did
some more inspection and testing. Not sure if it made a difference but I found
the battery wire (brown) spade connector at the fuse box loose. I crimped it
down and got a much tighter fit. The v/reg still would not polarize so I then
took some readings with my multimeter. Here are the readings…</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Battery…………………………………………………….12.9v</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Batt Term @ V/reg…………………………..……..12.9v</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Battery term @ solenoid……………………..…..12.9V</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Battery Term @ Gen (end of case)…………..0</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I
thought I should get a similar 12 something reading at the Batt terminal on the
generator. Any advice on where to make additional tests or anything else is
appreciated. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I am pretty much a neophyte at
this so please type slowly.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Thanks</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Jim
Lindner</P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>