(quoted from post at 16:40:45 05/02/16)
(quoted from post at 11:25:13 05/02/16)
Thanks Bob. I have zero volts AC or DC out of the B+ lead when connected to pos side of batt. Should be a bad rectifier then?
ETA- IIRC when I touch the B+ it indicates a dead ground. Must be shorted inside.
In reply to your first paragraph: How are you connecting your VOM leads? With the engine running, the positive lead on terminal "B" and the negative lead connected to ground, you should read at least battery voltage (not charging) or greater than battery voltage (charging).
[b:a93f5b17e5]Ken, IIRC the 2 stator leads show 32 volts AC when connected
to the multimeter and one lead shows the same voltage when connected to ground.
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In reply to your second paragraph: If Terminal "B" was grounded then the battery would fry the wiring as soon as the key switch was turned on - direct battery short to ground. The case of the rectifier/regulator must be grounded but not terminal "B".
I would suggest you verify you have an electrical path from terminal "B" to the battery (+) terminal as follows: With the engine not running remove the wire from terminal "B" and meassure the voltage from the [u:a93f5b17e5]wire[/u:a93f5b17e5] terminal to ground. It should read zero since the key switch is off. Now turn the key switch on - you should read battery voltage. If you still read zero volts there is a bad connection, broken wire, bad switch etc.