<div dir="ltr">My guess is that you cannot spin it fast enough to get a meaningful test - remember that the generator pulley is smaller than the crank pulley, so the unit spins faster than the engine.<div><br></div><div>I have always just thrown on the motor and tested it by the book and in use.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 4:08 PM, <a href="mailto:Wbeech@flash.net">Wbeech@flash.net</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wbeech@flash.net" target="_blank">wbeech@flash.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Assembling a project and am now at the Lucas C40 generator. Cleaned it up, good brushes and all. But not 100% sure how to bench test it.<br>
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I connected it to 12v power and it does “motor” slowly. Jumpered the to spade connectors and tested between them and ground, spinning with my cordless impact driver I get 1 volt, I think I should have 12-14 here?<br>
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That’s about all I know to do, is it dead?<br>
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All the best,<br>
Bill B<br>
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