Pretty much ever since I've owned my TEA-20 I've had issues with the battery not charging. A while back I decided to re-wire it according to this diagram http://www.fofh.co.uk/tech/teawiring03.pdf . In addition to the wiring I had the generator rebuilt (a friend did this for free otherwise I would have just purchased an alternator). Unfortunately, this never solved the issue so I purchased a new regulator which still didn't resolve it either. At this point I wasn't entirely sure if the charge indicator light was working so I bypassed it. Now when turn on the ignition key the generator spins on the belt like a regular electrical motor would. Should this be happening?
A little bit more information:
- I am 90% sure I wired things back up correctly (confidence decreasing with each passing day)
-The tractor is 12V with positive ground
-I polarize the generator every time I hook the battery up
-I don't think there was anything wrong with the original regulator. Once I took it off I realized I had it hooked up incorrectly but opted to keep the new regulator.
Any information would be greatly appreciated!
A little bit more information:
- I am 90% sure I wired things back up correctly (confidence decreasing with each passing day)
-The tractor is 12V with positive ground
-I polarize the generator every time I hook the battery up
-I don't think there was anything wrong with the original regulator. Once I took it off I realized I had it hooked up incorrectly but opted to keep the new regulator.
Any information would be greatly appreciated!