I'm working with an MF65 gas that belong to my Dad. Due to his age, he's now in town and I'm taking care of things at the farm.
I recently discovered the thing isn't charging, and am not sure what's wrong. Since this has a generator and voltage regulator just like a 35, I figured you guys were more likely to know something about this than over at the MF forum.
I found a set of instructions on a "N" forum. Tried to link to them, but for some reason the website filter thinks the link contains swear words.
I tried flashing the field and grounding the field terminal. All I got was a bunch of sparks. Nothing I did changed the voltage or made the ammeter move. Since none of the terminals are labeled, I might have hit the wrong thing.
Just for the heck of it, here's a picture of the voltage regulator with the cover off:
I tried cleaning the points. While the tractor was running I also tried pushing on the tabs to make contact. That didn't change the charging rate at all.
I don't know where to go from here. I'm wondering if the voltage regulator is fried, but have no clue how to tell.
The tractor is obviously old. Maybe the brushes in the generator are work out? I looked to see if I could buy those in the parts section of this website, but didn't find them.
If you can offer any help I'd sure appreciate it.
I recently discovered the thing isn't charging, and am not sure what's wrong. Since this has a generator and voltage regulator just like a 35, I figured you guys were more likely to know something about this than over at the MF forum.
I found a set of instructions on a "N" forum. Tried to link to them, but for some reason the website filter thinks the link contains swear words.
I tried flashing the field and grounding the field terminal. All I got was a bunch of sparks. Nothing I did changed the voltage or made the ammeter move. Since none of the terminals are labeled, I might have hit the wrong thing.
Just for the heck of it, here's a picture of the voltage regulator with the cover off:
I tried cleaning the points. While the tractor was running I also tried pushing on the tabs to make contact. That didn't change the charging rate at all.
I don't know where to go from here. I'm wondering if the voltage regulator is fried, but have no clue how to tell.
The tractor is obviously old. Maybe the brushes in the generator are work out? I looked to see if I could buy those in the parts section of this website, but didn't find them.
If you can offer any help I'd sure appreciate it.