[Healeys] Lucas Generators

[Alan Seigrist]

Yes, and don't forget that the wires between the Generator and the Voltage
Regulator can carry some crazy loads - enough to fry the contacts inside my
RB350 on more than one occasion.

The wires coming out of an Alternator will have already passed though its
internal voltage regulator, so it will be much more steady load on this
wire.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 9:18 AM, <sebring at illawarra.hotkey.net.au> wrote:

> Dont underestimate the uncontrolled output capacity of our generarors. The
> max. output as controlled by the voltage regulator is one figure.
> Uncontrolled is a different figure.I have had a generator shed all the
> solder and unwrap the wires from the communtator from excess heat/voltage
> when the control system failed and presumeably I had a dead short to earth.
> The generator was scrap. Also remember the voltage regulator does two
> things, it limits max. output of the generator and it then switches the
> electrical volts/amps to either the battery until it is 'full' or into the
> cars units demanding powere if the battery capacity is insufficient. The
> battery is an accumulator of power as well as a source of power.
>
> Joe