<VV> Generator light on - not now!

[J R Read_HML]

Car outside?  Heavy rain during the 5 days?  Water in the voltage regulator?

Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Mackintosh" <dougmackintosh at yahoo.com>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 6:47 PM
Subject: <VV> Generator light on - not now!


> Need some advice from the wise sages of Virtual Vairs. My daughter's '64 
> Spyder was working fine when parked (about 5 days ago). When she started 
> it today to go visit a friend the generator light would not go out. 
> Revving the engine did not make it go out. Grounding the Field terminal 
> (jumper from generator Field terminal to the battery ground strap) did not 
> make it go out.
>
>  About an hour later we were doing a few final checks before replacing the 
> generator. Checked voltage from the Regulator BAT terminal to the battery 
> ground strap. Read about 12.67 V before starting the car. Read the same or 
> less after starting, likewise when revved up. Shut car off and Leigh said 
> the light had gone out just before shutting off. Re-started. It read 13.01 
> V while idling, Grounded field terminal, it read 17 + Volts. Seems to be 
> working fine now (we just finished a 1 hour cruise).
>
>  So what could have caused this? Could the brushes have developed an 
> insulating coating while it sat for 5 days, which "wore off"? Or is it an 
> intermittant problem that means we should go ahead an swap out the 
> generator now.
>
>  The generator is an old one of unknown provenence "borrowed" from my 
> project car about 4 years ago. The brushes were replaced a couple of years 
> ago.
>
>  Thanks!
>
>
> -- Doug Mackintosh
>  Corsa member since 1996
>  Corsa/NC member since 1996,  Virtual Vairs member
>  Corvair owner 1969-1971 and 1996-on
>
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