You can temporarily hook the field terminal to the battery ( bypassing the
regulator ) & see if the current/voltage goes way up. BTW, sometimes this
needs to be done when installing the generator, it may not charge...the
field windings need to be polarized before the generator will
work.....maintain more than idle when you do this.........and only bypass
the regulator for a short time ( enough to get a reading.......-art-
Ian Spencer wrote:
> My battery keeps going dead on the Herringbone Alpine. I can charge it
> up, but it doesn't hold a charge. I'm not real sure how to begin trouble
> shooting this, so I thought the list might be the place to turn
> (obviously). Here are the facts:
> *The generator is new from Rick and has less than 1000 miles on it.
> *The needle on the amp guage isn't moving to show a charge or discharge.
> *The battery was brand new last year.
> *The Voltage Regulator wasn't replaced with a new one, it's still
> original.
> *How do I test the generator to see if it is charging?(I have a digital
> multimeter to test it with, can this be used or is there a
> different/better method?)
> *How do I check the Voltage Regulator?
> THANKS IN ADVANCE!
> --
> Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
> '61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
> '61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
> '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
> '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9117497 OD LRX
> '63 Series 3 Alpine B9204386 GT LRX
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