550Doug
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My cheap voltage regulator didn't last very long, maybe a year, so I took it to my generator guy and he replaced the VR section with an electronic one and it works great!!
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550Doug
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Yes, water can be nasty. I once pulled off a VR that had stopped working and I opened it up and it was so full of rust and crap that I was amazed that it had worked for as long as it did.
My generator guy pulled this electronic unit out of a particular alternator that had a VR with a small footprint. The only stipulation he said that the tractor now must be set up as Neg ground, which mine already was neg ground. The amp meter now read a steady 14 amps and it does not bounce around like it used to.
My generator guy pulled this electronic unit out of a particular alternator that had a VR with a small footprint. The only stipulation he said that the tractor now must be set up as Neg ground, which mine already was neg ground. The amp meter now read a steady 14 amps and it does not bounce around like it used to.
Janicholson
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A steady 14 amps is OK for about 1 or 2 hours (assuming the battery needed charging. But if it does
not taper off, it will kill the battery dead from overcharging and heat. voltage measured at 2/3
throttle, should be about 14.2 to 14.4 volts. Jim
not taper off, it will kill the battery dead from overcharging and heat. voltage measured at 2/3
throttle, should be about 14.2 to 14.4 volts. Jim
Steve@Advance
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Might want to put your volt meter across the battery, see what you get.
If it's regulating as it should I would sure like to know what he did!
If it's regulating as it should I would sure like to know what he did!
550Doug
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I put a volt meter across the battery and this is what I got:
Tractor off: 12.45v
Tractor on at 1/3 throttle: 13.99v
Tractor at full throttle: 14.22v
Tractor back down to slow idle: 13.65v
Does that sound reasonable?
Janicholson
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Perfect. But the original 12.45 is low. if it is charged it should be 12.6 the next day, and 12.7
right off of running. Jim
right off of running. Jim
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