Hi all,
I thought I would mention this one to the list, make sure I am going in the
right direction. If I start my tiger and run the RPM's up, My amp meter shows
about a 5 Amp charge (until the battery is charged back up). If I turn my
headlights on (with the RPM's up) it shows about a 3 Amp discharge. The other
interesting side effect is while driving around with the headlights on, the
car cuts out dramatically but momentarily... like the Pertronix ign module is
browning out or something?
Anyway, since it charges at all, I assume that means that the generator works,
and that I should go look at the Voltage regulator first, and if that checks
out, then move on to check the generator. I think I still have a used spare
generator on the shelf. Will the local parts houses even know how to test
those correctly anymore if I bring one down to them.
Its been alot of years since I have had to work on a generator problem, so
thought I would try to do the research on them. I did run across the comment
about polarity/charge on the charging system, especially one that has sat
around for a while. I had forgotten or never knew that, but since I am
getting charge from my current system, I am more concerned with that on any
generator I might have sitting on the shelf.
Just thought it was odd that a discharge condition would cause the Pertronix
module to brown out occasionally. Wanted to make sure that I shouldn't be
looking at lighting system draw to ensure that don't have something weird that
is actually causing a massive draw and just maxing out the
Generator/regulator.
Thanks,
Steve
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