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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 11-18-2014, 10:54 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 52,821
Posted By tbirdtbird
Re: Is There An Electrician In The House?

Tom, that person could be you! A good way to get thru the winter
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-02-2012, 09:08 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 52,821
Posted By tbirdtbird
Re: Is There An Electrician In The House?

ha ha 8 pages for one 'simple' thread is a tunnel. The shotgun should have fired long ago ha ha
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 10-01-2012, 09:21 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 52,821
Posted By tbirdtbird
Re: Is There An Electrician In The House?

i see a long tunnel and no light...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-30-2012, 10:38 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 52,821
Posted By tbirdtbird
Re: Is There An Electrician In The House?

0V at armature side means the gen is not genning and the cutout is open. The 6.2 you are reading is surface voltage on the battery itself. Any gen may need to be polarized from time to time. I have...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-28-2012, 08:59 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 52,821
Posted By tbirdtbird
Re: Is There An Electrician In The House?

I agree that 6V batteries do not last as long as 12V, I have never understood that.
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-27-2012, 11:47 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 52,821
Posted By tbirdtbird
Re: Is There An Electrician In The House?

Come to think of it, I did have a 6 Volt battery load test good and it turned out it was bad; it had me fooled. Drove me nuts. But having said that , a load test is the only way to go, just surface...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-27-2012, 10:32 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 52,821
Posted By tbirdtbird
Re: Is There An Electrician In The House?

Well one thing we can all agree on is that this is a very interesting thread and I sure hope the eventual outcome is posted so we can all learn something!
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-26-2012, 06:03 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 52,821
Posted By tbirdtbird
Re: Is There An Electrician In The House?

The statement that the Model A gen is not regulated is not true. It is regulated by the third brush, like all the generators of its day and even many tractor generators well into the 50s and 60s....
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 09-25-2012, 10:40 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 52,821
Posted By tbirdtbird
Re: Is There An Electrician In The House?

There is a lot of confusion here. Bad connections will not trigger high voltage output from the generator. Blowing light bulbs comes only from one cause, voltage too high. The third brush increases...
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