<VV> Generator light on - not now!
J R Read_HML
hmlinc at sbcglobal.net
Sat Aug 12 20:17:09 EDT 2006
Car outside? Heavy rain during the 5 days? Water in the voltage regulator?
Later, JR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Mackintosh" <dougmackintosh at yahoo.com>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 6:47 PM
Subject: <VV> Generator light on - not now!
> Need some advice from the wise sages of Virtual Vairs. My daughter's '64
> Spyder was working fine when parked (about 5 days ago). When she started
> it today to go visit a friend the generator light would not go out.
> Revving the engine did not make it go out. Grounding the Field terminal
> (jumper from generator Field terminal to the battery ground strap) did not
> make it go out.
>
> About an hour later we were doing a few final checks before replacing the
> generator. Checked voltage from the Regulator BAT terminal to the battery
> ground strap. Read about 12.67 V before starting the car. Read the same or
> less after starting, likewise when revved up. Shut car off and Leigh said
> the light had gone out just before shutting off. Re-started. It read 13.01
> V while idling, Grounded field terminal, it read 17 + Volts. Seems to be
> working fine now (we just finished a 1 hour cruise).
>
> So what could have caused this? Could the brushes have developed an
> insulating coating while it sat for 5 days, which "wore off"? Or is it an
> intermittant problem that means we should go ahead an swap out the
> generator now.
>
> The generator is an old one of unknown provenence "borrowed" from my
> project car about 4 years ago. The brushes were replaced a couple of years
> ago.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> -- Doug Mackintosh
> Corsa member since 1996
> Corsa/NC member since 1996, Virtual Vairs member
> Corvair owner 1969-1971 and 1996-on
>
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