Might want to check the ignition switch also.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Frank Clarici wrote:
> Brad Fornal wrote:
>
> > Now that that is over with, the
> > charge light on the '68 is burning brightly.
>
> Brad
>
> See if the genny is putting out. Oh boy here we go on THAT sentence.
> Remove the wires from the back of the generator, hook up a volt gauge or
> test light to the large lug and ground, the light should light. Optimum
> volts (if you have a gauge) should be 18 out the back of the gen before
> the regulator.
> My guess is the regulator is shot. They are adjustable, but ever so
> slowly and check the book for the specs, I melted the solder out of a
> generator winding by over adjusting a regulator once.
> It may also be a cob web or crap on the contacts of the regulator.
> If the genny is putting out, test the regulator.
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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