[Kurt in NJ]

it depends ----on a 3 brush with cutout at idle --no , ig engine running fast enough to charge and battery cable removed the voltage can go over 40 volts and if kept that way long enough smoke starts to come out of wires, points,coil can burn up, and any light bulbs that are on will burn out ----ending when the fried generator finishes itself off


on a 2 brush with regulator that engine is running fast enough to be charging it will keep running, but it won't like it and the regulator has to work overtime to keep control ---