[Don S.]

I read what I just posted and need to correct some things. It's the contacts on the cutout that I watched close and not re-open. The cutout will "cut in" (contacts close) and the gen will charge. It does not "cut out" (contacts open) and stop charging. If I understand this correctly, "cut in" is when it charges the battery and "cut out" is when it stops or when the engine is shut off.