On Wed, 13 Mar 1996, Robert J. Donahue wrote:
> With the lights off and no accessories on, the ammeter on my TD reads a slight
> discharge at idle. Yet the generator will put out +25 amps when reved-up. I
> tried this with the field, armature, and ammeter input all tied together, so
> this rules out any problem with the voltage regulator.
The Haynes manual for my Sprite says that the main difference (for the
user) between generator and alternator is that the generator does not
charge the car at low rpm, while the alternator will.
I would offer the hypothesis that either everthing is fine, or you might
want to adjust your regulator.
Ulix
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