Lately there have been some 24 Volt questions. There seems to be a tremendous amount of confusion concerning this system.
1) To POLARIZE, momentarily jumper between BAT and GEN at the regulator. If the regulator is inaccessible, jumper between the big terminal on the starter solenoid to the A1 terminal on the generator. Do this with the tractor not running.
Do NOT use a stick to close the cutout relay as one person suggested.
2) If the tractor does not charge, Jumper between FLD on the generator to A2 on the generator with the tractor running. As an alternate you can jumper between FLD on the regulator and GRD on the regulator. NOTE, the 24 Volt regulator has a ground terminal as it is isolated from the tractor frame as is the starter and generator. If the tractor now charges, the problem is most likely the regulator. If still no charge, the generator itself needs more testing. This procedure is known as FULL FIELDING the generator.
3) The small wire between the batteries has ABSOLUTELY no effect on the GEN light. If you don't use the lights or worry about the fuel gauge, the middle wire can be removed with no effect.
1) To POLARIZE, momentarily jumper between BAT and GEN at the regulator. If the regulator is inaccessible, jumper between the big terminal on the starter solenoid to the A1 terminal on the generator. Do this with the tractor not running.
Do NOT use a stick to close the cutout relay as one person suggested.
2) If the tractor does not charge, Jumper between FLD on the generator to A2 on the generator with the tractor running. As an alternate you can jumper between FLD on the regulator and GRD on the regulator. NOTE, the 24 Volt regulator has a ground terminal as it is isolated from the tractor frame as is the starter and generator. If the tractor now charges, the problem is most likely the regulator. If still no charge, the generator itself needs more testing. This procedure is known as FULL FIELDING the generator.
3) The small wire between the batteries has ABSOLUTELY no effect on the GEN light. If you don't use the lights or worry about the fuel gauge, the middle wire can be removed with no effect.