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rotorwrench · 12-05-2012, 07:55 PM

Someone may have been running an 8-volt battery and made some shade tree adjustments to the voltage limiter pole or the voltage limiter is flakey. If it puts out more than 7.6 volts with the cover in place then it is higher than it should be and may start to affect the battery, light bulbs, and instruments adversely as well as cause ignition component problems. These old regulators were adjusted back in the day with a test apparatus that had a sensitive volt meter and a variable resistance amp meter. A person can do more harm than good if they don't have adequate equipment and references to do the job. You might consider purchasing another regulator.

12-05-2012, 07:55 PM	#15
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,422	Re: Generator Troubleshooting Someone may have been running an 8-volt battery and made some shade tree adjustments to the voltage limiter pole or the voltage limiter is flakey. If it puts out more than 7.6 volts with the cover in place then it is higher than it should be and may start to affect the battery, light bulbs, and instruments adversely as well as cause ignition component problems. These old regulators were adjusted back in the day with a test apparatus that had a sensitive volt meter and a variable resistance amp meter. A person can do more harm than good if they don't have adequate equipment and references to do the job. You might consider purchasing another regulator.