I recall reading in an IHC manual that there are a couple ways generators could be wired and that meant 2 different ways of re-polarizing them. Not sure which is the AMC preferred version. Ken Quoting d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>: > well, i took my generator to a shop. they checked it > out. the drive bearing is still good they said. but it > was not putting out any power. when i took it apart, > you can see where the armature?? (the center pice that > spins) has been rubbing on the case inside. (magnets?) > if i jump the wire on the regulator from the wire > going to the bat to the one going to the heavy one > going to the generator, it will start putting out > power, but it makes a whining noise when it does it. > then when the regulator is bumped or vibrated enough, > it stops charging again.... > > does this sound like a gen problem or regulator > problem? i thought the gen was suposed to put out > power without an energize to it like an alt has. i > pulled the cap off of the reg and cleaned all the > contacts. no help. things look pretty new inside. > outside however it looks original. guess its sealed > good from the elements. kind of frustrating. i still > drive it once in a while. charge the bat up, drive it > around town a little and back on the charger. > > dave stohler > http://picasaweb.google.com/das24rules > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list