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Old 10-06-2010, 08:22 PM   #14
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Correction- the amp meter is 20 amp max, looks original.Even with the battery fully charged its always pegged above an idle. I does show discharge with the engine off and lights on, so the polarity is ok. Have to wait till the weekend. Thanks again.
Don't run it very long like this or the generator will burn out. Remove the cover and make sure the adjustable brush is set to the lowest output, then try it again. Also make sure someone didn't mix up the output and field wires. The field wire goes to the adjustable brush and the output wire goes to the fixed insulated from ground brush.
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