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Tom Wesenberg · 08-30-2010, 11:56 PM

DO NOT RUN THE ENGINE WITH THE GENERATOR DISCONNECTED unless you ground the generator output terminal. A stock Model A generator not connected to the battery can put out about 40 volts and burn itself out.

Grounding the output stud keeps the generator output at zero.

08-30-2010, 11:56 PM	#8
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Battery Polarity HELP DO NOT RUN THE ENGINE WITH THE GENERATOR DISCONNECTED unless you ground the generator output terminal. A stock Model A generator not connected to the battery can put out about 40 volts and burn itself out. Grounding the output stud keeps the generator output at zero.