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Sounds like ya got a few wireing problems, and perhaps a bad or incorrect VR. Not sure I've ever hear dof a 'universal vr'. I se either A circuit ( provides field ground ).. or B circuit ( provides field power ). I've never seen one that did 'both'. Next.. if the discharge only happens with the key on.. I'd say that you have your charge line run thru your key switch. Though i freely admit to having no MF exp.. I don't think that is a stock setup to run genny charge power thru the key switch. next.. sounds like ya got a stuck cutout that is keeping the aarmature and battery tabs common.. thus when yuo turn your key switch, the battery discharges thru the genny, and it tries to motor. About the only 'good' thing I see here is the genny. By trying to motor.. it probably means that it is 'ok', at least for now. Most gennies that will charge, will motor, and most gennies that motor, will charge. You really need to adress this right away.. the genny is cooking when the key is on and the engine is not running.. and you said it is charging high? sounds like an incorrect vr, or an incorrectly hooked up one.. the genny may be charging wide open... which will eventually burn it up, and boil your battery. I think it's time you start hunting up a diagram and a replacement wire harnes, and drag out a test lamp or vom. Or at least point to point wire it for the time being and check it. find out ( in the manual ? ) what circuit type the genny is. Then look at the vr.. Most a circuit vr's have a bias resistor on the bottom that goes from the FIELD tab to ground. Most b circuit vr's have a bias resistor on the bottom that goes from the ARM tab to the FIELD tab. ( there may be other bias resistors on the b-circuit reg as well, depending on make and design. ) post back before you smoke your wireing, key switch, battery, and generator. Chances are VR is already smoked, or is incorrect for this application. Soundguy
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