Subject: Re: generator
Author: Rich Marchand
Date: Aug 10, 2003, 3:38 PM
Post ID: 1714101228
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This is from a saved e-mail.Hope this helps
Rich Marchand
Fred, I'm not too computer literate. I bought a scanner with another computer and plan on giving it to my daughter in WY. Maybe I should break down and buy and learn!
You need to know the defference in the method of polarizing an INTERNAL-ground gen. and an EXTERNAL-ground gen. To determine which system you are dealing with look at the brush holder that is connected to ground. An internally grounded gen. will also have ONE of the field leads connected to it; an ext. grounded gen. will have no other wire connected to the grounded terminal. With an INTERNAL ground (such as the generators used on Guzzis) you polarize by DISCONNECTING the FIELD lead and MOMENTARILY touching it to the BAT terminal on the regulator. With an EXTERNAL ground you just momentarily connect a jumper wire from the BAT to the GEN or ARM terminals of the regulator.
I have seen manuy situations where everything else looks okay, but the generator was not working, and that was remedied by re-polarizing. Folks take the generator apart to replace brushes and after reassembling, fail to re-polarize. Do it by the book, and avoid simple problems!
Sorry I don't have a scanner
Tom
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From: Pete
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: generator
Shawn
I dont have much experirnce here, but i have read where the Gen needs to be "polarized" when reinstalling otherwise it wont charge.
I dont know the procedure but I read it on the list here and it soonded pretty straight forward.
Alternativly, you can visit a local automotive electrical shop and ask them how to polarize it
Good Luck
Pete
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is from a saved e-mail.Hope this
helps</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rich Marchand</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Fred, I'm not too computer literate. I
bought a scanner with another computer and plan on giving it to my daughter in
WY. Maybe I should break down and buy and learn! <BR>You need to
know the defference in the method of polarizing an INTERNAL-ground gen. and an
EXTERNAL-ground gen. To determine which system you are dealing with look at the
brush holder that is connected to ground. An internally grounded gen. will
also have ONE of the field leads connected to it; an ext. grounded gen. will
have no other wire connected to the grounded terminal. With an INTERNAL
ground (such as the generators used on Guzzis) you polarize by DISCONNECTING the
FIELD lead and MOMENTARILY touching it to the BAT terminal on the
regulator. With an EXTERNAL ground you just momentarily connect a jumper
wire from the BAT to the GEN or ARM terminals of the regulator.<BR>I have seen
manuy situations where everything else looks okay, but the generator was not
working, and that was remedied by re-polarizing. Folks take the generator
apart to replace brushes and after reassembling, fail to re-polarize. Do
it by the book, and avoid simple problems!
<BR>Sorry I don't have a scanner<BR>Tom</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Shawn <BR>I dont have
much experirnce here, but i have read where the Gen needs to be "polarized"
when reinstalling otherwise it wont charge. <BR>I dont know the
procedure but I read it on the list here and it soonded pretty straight
forward. <BR>Alternativly, you can visit a local automotive electrical shop
and ask them how to polarize it <BR>Good Luck <BR>Pete</FONT><PRE><BR>---<BR>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<A href="http://www.grisoft.com">http://www.grisoft.com</A>).<BR>Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 8/4/03</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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