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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>I’ll second that. A misspent youth riding Brit bikes proved early on that bad grounds cause all sorts of voodoo. I like to run an extra ground somewhere from the engine to the chassis. Also the battery is grounded to the chassis with a bolt-through, and corrosion loves to find its way inside there, clean it regularly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Bugz<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>CoolVT--- via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 14, 2015 8:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> jliny5@cox.net; tigers@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Electrical Issue<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jim,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>People have found out that if the ground wire from engine to chassis is not clean and tight that all kinds of problems crop up. If you haven't checked that I would suggest that as one of your steps.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In a message dated 4/14/2015 7:46:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a> writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you all for your feedback. I thought I would give an update. It seems I have 2 problems. Everything went dead because it seems I have a loose connection somewhere along the battery wire (brown) to the V/R. I suspect my ammeter and the wiring for it have something to do with that. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The bigger problem is that my car is still NOT charging. This was my original problem and the reason I replaced the V/R in the first place. Now my ignition warning light is on full time. Many of you felt it was the generator, at least one believed it is a fault in the wiring. I too believed it was a generator problem. So today I removed the generator and took it to be rebuilt. I asked if we could bench test it before going through the effort/cost of rebuilding. They hooked up the generator and it tested out fine. We then added in the new and old V/Rs to the test. With the new V/R hooked up with the generator, it tested out at 12.7v...a little anemic. But with the old V/R connected (which I had just replaced), the test showed the generator putting out a solid 14.5v (+/- a tenth or so).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Bottomline...generator and V/R tested out fine. So it’s onto the wiring..<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Again, thanks for all the input and given the updated info we are still open to any ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:jliny5@cox.net" title="mailto:jliny5@cox.net">James Lindner</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Friday, April 10, 2015 8:37 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" title="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">Tiger List</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Electrical Issue<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>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.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>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…</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Battery…………………………………………………….12.9v</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Batt Term @ V/reg…………………………..……..12.9v</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Battery term @ solenoid……………………..…..12.9V</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Battery Term @ Gen (end of case)…………..0</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>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. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I am pretty much a neophyte at this so please type slowly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Jim Lindner<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/coolvt@aol.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/coolvt@aol.com</a><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>