<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div>If the Generator bulb is burnt out the charging system won't work.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428782267836_9500">Bill<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1428782267836_8662"><span></span></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Saturday, April 11, 2015 6:12 AM, Ron Fraser via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv5163257267"><title>Message</title><div dir="ltr">
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">Jim</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"> I'm not the electrical guy but I had
numerous problems with my generator system until I converted to
Alternator.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">G
post- ground - black wire</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"></span></font><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">F post
- wire NG is the field</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">A post
on rear cover - wire NY is generator output - should be in the 14 to
15v range</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">1st -
give the generator a medium smack with a hammer - if 14v or more shows up
- time to rebuild the generator - the brushes are worn and hanging
up</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">It is
my understanding that generators need to be rebuilt every 30 to 40K
miles.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">I had
to run my generator system with the VR cover off - I believe it was too
heat sensitive - with the cover always off I could easily clear the VR points
when I lost voltage.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">I
installed a volt meter under the dash so I always knew when the generator was
not working properly.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">Hope
that helps</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span class="yiv5163257267171014311-11042015">Ron
Fraser</span></font></div>
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<div class="yiv5163257267yqt8110971779" id="yiv5163257267yqt56382"><div class="yiv5163257267OutlookMessageHeader" dir="ltr" align="left" lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none"><b>From:</b> Tigers
[mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Lindner via
Tigers<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 10, 2015 8:37 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Tiger
List<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Electrical Issue<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana"><font style="FONT-SIZE:10pt;">Hi All<br clear="none"><br clear="none">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 clear="none"><br clear="none">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 clear="none"><br clear="none">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 clear="none"><br clear="none">Thinking the v/reg might be bad, I reinstalled the
old one…same results…nothing.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I installed new one again…same
results.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">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 clear="none"><br clear="none">I took a chance and turned on the
ignition…dead.</font></font><br clear="none"></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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<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;">Battery…………………………………………………….12.9v</font></div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;">Batt Term @ V/reg…………………………..……..12.9v</font></div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;">Battery term @ solenoid……………………..…..12.9V</font></div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;">Battery Term @ Gen (end of case)…………..0</font></div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-SIZE:11pt;"></font> </div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" 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></div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"> </div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;">I am pretty much a neophyte at
this so please type slowly.</div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"> </div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;">Thanks</div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;"> </div>
<div class="yiv5163257267MsoNormal" style="MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;">Jim
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