Hi Jeff:
Thanks for your reply. I sorta suspected this but it really doesn't make
sense. Unless having the battery disconnected from the car for some time had
allowed the generator to "unpolarize". Maybe a wire accidentally touched the
field tab on the back of the generator, or some other wires touched. I'm not
sure.
We'll try this this evening and let you know tomorrow what happens. I want to
leave work and try it now, but can't....you know how that goes. Thanks again
for your ideas...if anything else pops up, let me know.
We've tried all I can think of including praying to my Lucas shrine in the
corner of the garage. (fuel pumps, various wires, toasted voltage regulators,
alligator clips, burnt fuses, and a scented "aromatherapy" candle.
Curt
> I hesitated to write this originally because I really don't know what I'm
> talking about here. BUT, I _think_ that if you repolarize your generator,
> your problem will go away. This is a simple process. Pull the small lead
> from the rear of the generator. Run a jumper from the power pole of the
> battery (positive pole if the car is negative ground, negative pole if the
> car is postivie ground) to the small lead tab on the rear of the generator.
> It should spark as you attach it. Do this a couple of times to ensure
> repolarization. Put the small lead back on the generator.
>
> Jeff
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Curtis Carlson
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