Following advice, I bought a really cheap analog voltmeter, which works
where my expensive digital one does not. If the polarity is wrong, the
needle moves backward, which makes it easy. It is very small, so reading
are approximate.
So here's what I have found just now:
- New battery, new regulator (supposedly adjusted by Moss), new generator.
- With engine off, voltage is 12+ = fresh battery.
- Spark generator directly from battery to regulator F terminal.
- With engine on, battery voltage drops.
- With engine on, voltage at the regulator F terminal is 24v or more, which
John Twist says means the generator is not properly polarized.
So how do I polarize it? Is it dead if it does not respond properly?
Michael Rowe
The Holy Sprite
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