<VV> Generator/electrical/Corvair

[Frank DuVal]

As I stated earlier, it is Battery to Generator (aka Armature) to 
polarize the generator. If you jump Battery to Field, you are applying 
voltage where it will do no good. The + end of the field coils are 
connected internally to the Armature terminal. The - end is connected to 
the Field terminal. The Field terminal is connected to ground through 
the voltage regulator when the engine is not running. So jumping Bat to 
Gen on the regulator properly polarizes the field of the generator.

This is confirmed on page 8-18 of the 61 shop manual.

 The Field terminal goes to ground to work. i.e. the more the Field 
terminal is grounded, the more current the generator makes. But enough 
theory...

Frank DuVal

Tony Underwood wrote:

>>3  It's  BAT  to F,  to polarize!!
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>Although I think it was not Tony that originally stated this...
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