<div dir="ltr">Hi Jim,<div><br></div><div>1: fuses</div><div>2: check wiring, measure voltages at the ignition switch.</div><div>3. Wring out the circuit between the Bat on the generator to the ignition switch.</div><div>4. with the key on is the dash lamp glowing?</div><div>The wiring diagram is key; if you don't have one they're online.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom</div><div>'67 Mark 2</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 8:37 PM, James Lindner via Tigers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Battery…………………………………………………….12.9v</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Batt Term @ V/reg…………………………..……..12.9v</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt">Battery term @ solenoid……………………..…..12.9V</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt"><font 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></div>
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