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John Fugit
07-09-2003 11:25:45
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My dad used to tell me that a fairly smart person would learn from their mistakes, but a REAL smart person will learn from someone elses mistakes. Here is your chance to learn from mine. (If you already know this one, you're ahead of the game) I spent the past few days, running around, trying to get my generator rebuilt, on my 1957 Massey-Ferguson 50. I tried all the "test's" that I could. It just seemed to be NOT WORKING. I got it to an auto electric shop, and got called back in about 1/2 a day. They said it was better than most of the ones he rebuilt, and didn't need anything. Hmmmm. The next logical thing would be the voltage regulator, but it tested OK. I bought one anyway. $28.00 just to eliminate that possibility. No luck. Well, I traced all the wiring, and replaced a couple, just to see if that was the culprit. Still no luck. For the past 20 years, the ampmeter hasn't worked, but the tractor still charged fine, so who would suspect it? I should have. Even though it wasn't working, it still carried current, untill recently. It apparently burnt out, what the auto electric shop owner called the shunt. It was like cutting a wire in the charging system. No voltage.... A trip to the NAPA auto parts store, and a $7.50 amp meter later, things are alive and well. The tractor runs better than it did, becouse the ignition is getting the correct voltage for the first time in a while. I might look like a dummy to some people, but at least I feel a little smarter now.
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