Jerry
I pulled these techniques from the archives. I looked at the wiring schematic and if I understand correctly, the field goes to the regulator and eventually to gnd and I also understood it from the archives the regulator varies the resistance to ground thus changing the output. Bypassing the reg to ground (I chose the pos term on the battery) was supposed to take the regulator out of the circuit. The Arm term eventually goes to the battery. I read that to polarize one touches the A stud to the non-gnded post on the battery. Maybe I didn't understandHeres the posts I used, don't recall the authors but I probably should have made a note.
"Sounds like we are talking about an original 6V generator, not an alternator. Big difference. The #1 cause for poor charging on a 6V system is corrosion on the connections and grounding points. Testing your 6V, positive ground generator - With the engine running ~ half throttle, connect a jumper wire to the field (F) terminal on the generator, and to a good ground, like the ground lug on the back of the dash (make sure your ground connections are clean & shiny first). That jumper will force your generator to full output. If your amp gauge is working, it should ramp-up to ~7-9 amps. You can check voltage across the battery with a voltmeter, your voltage should increase to ~ 6.8-7 volts. If you don't get that response, your generator is not working correctly. If the generator does respond to the jumper, the voltage regulator is the likely problem, but clean the ground point on the regulator and all the connections and test again before ...." and "I believe that just touching a wire between the A armature stud on genny, to the NON-grounded post on battery. I remember by thinking,"this tells the newly created charge to go from genny (arm.)into this post on battery to recharge battery." In any case I have the genny off and headed for a Tractor shop tomorrow, There is local guy thats been in business for years. Hes an ex green tractor mechanic and works on everything now. Its like walking into a repair shop from the 40s or 50s which it is, complete with the mechanic.No computers, everything on paper. It will be a big loss when hes gone. I'm taking my new 12 volt fields with me so I can ask if he will install and test. Thanks for the help.
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