<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1497508651086_62260">As an old(er) guy, I remember the days of generators and their voltage regulators. As I recall, their output at an idle was not enough to recharge a battery, even at no-load. That is one reason why alternators replaced generators.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Carl in Kansas<br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Thursday, June 15, 2017 1:41 PM, "tigers-request@autox.team.net" <tigers-request@autox.team.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div dir="ltr">Send Tigers mailing list submissions to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a ymailto="mailto:tigers-request@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers-request@autox.team.net">tigers-request@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a ymailto="mailto:tigers-owner@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers-owner@autox.team.net">tigers-owner@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of Tigers digest..."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Today's Topics:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. Stock 30A Generator (Stu)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Re: Stock 30A Generator (Ron Fraser)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 19:07:18 -0400<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Stu <<a ymailto="mailto:sabre2tgr@gmail.com" href="mailto:sabre2tgr@gmail.com">sabre2tgr@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Tiger Net <<a ymailto="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net">Tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [Tigers] Stock 30A Generator<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <CA+DpG65dEGSkZt4hJWR4Kb029CbBLLozXV+<a ymailto="mailto:Uy4kxF9yQSWWMcA@mail.gmail.com" href="mailto:Uy4kxF9yQSWWMcA@mail.gmail.com">Uy4kxF9yQSWWMcA@mail.gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I got curious about some ammeter behavior I saw on a recent drive. I did<br></div><div dir="ltr">some load testing with headlights on and off, headlights plus driving<br></div><div dir="ltr">lights on together, etc. Which leads to...<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Does anyone out there have any info on the expected current output of a<br></div><div dir="ltr">original type 30 amp generator versus engine rpm? If it's in the shop<br></div><div dir="ltr">manual, I missed it.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I did see a "950 rpm generator cutout" spec mentioned. Does this mean the<br></div><div dir="ltr">generator puts out nothing if the revs are below 950?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Inquiring minds want to know...<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Stu<br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20170614/8cfab812/attachment-0001.html" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20170614/8cfab812/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 2<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 23:18:17 -0400<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: "Ron Fraser" <<a ymailto="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com" href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: "'Stu'" <<a ymailto="mailto:sabre2tgr@gmail.com" href="mailto:sabre2tgr@gmail.com">sabre2tgr@gmail.com</a>>, <<a ymailto="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net" href="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net">tigers@Autox.Team.Net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [Tigers] Stock 30A Generator<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <000601d2e586$0b9ecaa0$22dc5fe0$@bluefrog.com><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Stu<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Cut-in (generator rpm) = 950 this is generator rpm not engine rpm.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I?m not the electrical guy so I believe the Shop Manual indicates that the generator and regulator system is load dependent not rpm.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The system will try to generate the amperage needed for a given load at every rpm.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I?m guessing you could increase the load until the engine stalls or something in the charging system burns out but let?s not go there.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Ron Fraser<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Tigers [mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Stu via Tigers<br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 7:07 PM<br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Tiger Net <<a ymailto="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net">Tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [Tigers] Stock 30A Generator<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I got curious about some ammeter behavior I saw on a recent drive. I did some load testing with headlights on and off, headlights plus driving lights on together, etc. Which leads to...<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Does anyone out there have any info on the expected current output of a original type 30 amp generator versus engine rpm? If it's in the shop manual, I missed it.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I did see a "950 rpm generator cutout" spec mentioned. Does this mean the generator puts out nothing if the revs are below 950? <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Inquiring minds want to know...<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Stu<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20170614/2b32f32b/attachment-0001.html" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20170614/2b32f32b/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Digest Footer<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Tigers mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net">Tigers@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of Tigers Digest, Vol 9, Issue 128<br></div><div dir="ltr">**************************************<br></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>