FarmerBlair
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Tractor is a Ford 881 gas with 6 volt generator. There has been no charging at the battery via the generator for quite a while. The indicator on the dash stays lit while the engine is running showing no charging, which I further confirm with a volt meter at the battery (6.2 volts).
Today I polarized the generator and the light went out after starting suggesting it was now charging. I left tractor with it running for a few minutes and came back to find the indicator light back on. No charge at the battery with the meter. I shutdown and restarted the engine and the light stayed on. So I tried polarizing again. This time the light went out when restarting. It was running at about 1000 rpm for a few minutes. I reduced the engine speed to about 500 rpm, and the light came on. No charge at the battery (6.2 volts). I increased the engine speed back to 1000 rpm and higher, but the light just stayed on.
The battery was on a charger before this and so it should have been fully charged. It was 6.2 volts at the battery whether the indicator light was off or on.
I removed the generator and had it tested at a shop and it is working as it should.
Would a bad voltage regulator be causing this? It is a new regulator but been having this problem consistently.
THanks
Today I polarized the generator and the light went out after starting suggesting it was now charging. I left tractor with it running for a few minutes and came back to find the indicator light back on. No charge at the battery with the meter. I shutdown and restarted the engine and the light stayed on. So I tried polarizing again. This time the light went out when restarting. It was running at about 1000 rpm for a few minutes. I reduced the engine speed to about 500 rpm, and the light came on. No charge at the battery (6.2 volts). I increased the engine speed back to 1000 rpm and higher, but the light just stayed on.
The battery was on a charger before this and so it should have been fully charged. It was 6.2 volts at the battery whether the indicator light was off or on.
I removed the generator and had it tested at a shop and it is working as it should.
Would a bad voltage regulator be causing this? It is a new regulator but been having this problem consistently.
THanks