OK men � I discovered a 4 terminal regulator off my Super H in the toolbox on my truck this noon. So I opened it up for peek inside during my lunch (I�m at work�). Here�s the deal:
The L terminal connects to the HIGH (input) side of the current sense coil. Thus the L terminal is hot at all times.
Note that under this arrangement with the engine stopped current flows �backward� thru the current sense coil when there�s a load on the L. This backward flow however affects nothing since the generator is stopped.
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Bob -
I agree - to a point anyway - with your 2nd statement: It does not make sense to bypass lighting current around the sense coil and risk overloading the generator from excessive load current.
But a 3 brush generator is by design inherently self-limiting for current output. Ie. the setting of the 3rd brush determines the maximum current the generator can supply, even under dead short conditions. (Theoretically anyway�I�ve not tested this for obvious reasons!)
I cannot however think of any possible advantage WHY a 4 terminal VR is wired like this.
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