Subject: Re: Generator rebuild advice
Author: andy hill
Date: Jun 19, 2001, 8:34 PM
Post ID: 1707183617
peter-
well, i did that too, but only 'cause the p.o. said it wasn't charging,
back in 70whatever, when he parked her. let me tell ya this- after ya remove
the pully nut- do NOT whack the shaft w/ a hammmer& punch! the shaft WILL
mushroom!!! re-install the nut flush w/ the end of the shaft, & use a
puller. very xpensive boo-boo!
basically, the only thing that goes bad in there are the brushes
[removable w/out dissambly], the area on the armature where they ride [turn
the arm. in a lathe] & the bearings- lube w/ dialectic grease.
if it ain't charging- energize the buggar- take a length of wire [12 gua.
or so], touch it to the field pole [should be the white wire]& the + post on
the battery. ZAP! energized, scotty! beam me up! [oops! wrong list!]
andy h.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scheer, Peter L" <plsc-@tycoelectronics.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 02:55 PM
Subject: Generator rebuild advice
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Guys
any input is welcome here.
Because of very slow cranking speed, I opened up the starter and cleaned up
the armature and sprayed it down with the contact cleaner as recommend on
the list. Starter works much better now.
So now I am wondering, the generator is very much like the starter with
armature and winding etc. If the starter needed to be freshened up,
maybe the generator does too?
Any experience, with maintenance frequency on these? are they pretty
trouble free or what?
I'll probably tear into it during the winter anyway, just want to see if I
should do it sooner.
Want to minimize down time especially since the weather has become balmy in
central PA
Thanks
Pete
71 Ambo