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Mart · 08-17-2012, 02:10 PM

Yes, koates you do have a point.

Here's what I did.

I put the good working generator off my roadster (Old Rusty) onto my coupe, with the regulator I had not messed about with, and it behaves well, charging nicely at just above idle.

I fitted another generator that I had converted to 12V some time ago, and put that on the roadster, with the same regulator it had before, and while not picking up the charge just off idle, it does start charging ok, and I'm sure will be ok.

It performs better than the generator I was trying to use on the coupe.

I am hoping to get the registration docs through very soon and be able to drive the coupe on the road for proper shakedown testing.

Mart.

08-17-2012, 02:10 PM	#15
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 9,083	Re: Generator wont kick in until 1500 rpm's. Yes, koates you do have a point. Here's what I did. I put the good working generator off my roadster (Old Rusty) onto my coupe, with the regulator I had not messed about with, and it behaves well, charging nicely at just above idle. I fitted another generator that I had converted to 12V some time ago, and put that on the roadster, with the same regulator it had before, and while not picking up the charge just off idle, it does start charging ok, and I'm sure will be ok. It performs better than the generator I was trying to use on the coupe. I am hoping to get the registration docs through very soon and be able to drive the coupe on the road for proper shakedown testing. Mart.