Delco-Remy Generator Restoration Issues

Mnethercutt · Dec 20, 2016

I've got a Delco-Remy gen I pulled off an old John Deere 1010. I took the generator apart, sanded all the copper and silver until it was clean again, and cleaned out all the wiring and other components. I checked all the wiring and everything is properly connected. I took a manual battery charger and tried to test it, but the only thing it does when I tap the A terminal is hum and vibrate; It won't spin. I took a multimeter and measured the voltage coming off the F terminal when I spun it by hand, and I got up to 50ish MV per rotation if I spun it fast by hand. Is this generator working, or is something else going on?

teddy52food · Dec 20, 2016

Try it with a battery not with a charger.

Billy Shafer · Dec 20, 2016

Changers are not for starting. Use a battery.

John T · Dec 20, 2016

Unless its a high amp charger, due to such low resistance between ARM and case ground, a small charger just cant motor a generator, try a battery..........

You can try my Motor Test and other genny troubleshooting procedures in my link below

http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=jd&th=458743

John T
John Ts Troubleshooting

JMOR · Dec 20, 2016

Why are you measuring at Field terminal? The output is the Armature terminal.

Mnethercutt · Dec 20, 2016

Thanks guys, hooked it up to a battery and it worked

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