Hi!
I got a new Ford 49 8N this summer. (New to me.) The battery is wired with (+) ground, as it should be. When I measured the battery with a meter, it was reverse polarized. (Yes... I checked the meter connections.) I have read the blogs where you have to polarize the generator and regulator. I know that the previous owner rewired the tractor, and that it works, and still works. My questions are:
1) Is it wired backwards?
2) Could it be wired correctly and still have the battery reverse charged?
3) If it is wired correctly, is it possible that the battery is reverse charged because the generator and/or regulator was polarized incorrectly?
4) Can the polarization change spontaneously?
Thanks!
-Marc
I got a new Ford 49 8N this summer. (New to me.) The battery is wired with (+) ground, as it should be. When I measured the battery with a meter, it was reverse polarized. (Yes... I checked the meter connections.) I have read the blogs where you have to polarize the generator and regulator. I know that the previous owner rewired the tractor, and that it works, and still works. My questions are:
1) Is it wired backwards?
2) Could it be wired correctly and still have the battery reverse charged?
3) If it is wired correctly, is it possible that the battery is reverse charged because the generator and/or regulator was polarized incorrectly?
4) Can the polarization change spontaneously?
Thanks!
-Marc