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Kurt in NJ · 03-30-2021, 10:33 AM

If it's a original cutout the top is spot welded on
If you take off the belt, take wire Aoff and touch to B the generator should turn( called motoring), this will do 2 things, first it will polarize the generator (start some magnetism of the correct polarity in the field coils), and if the generator turns like motor that there's a good chance that it can work ok.
It's possible that when it was converted it was negative ground--- a stock generator/cutout can be either polarity, a diode cutout has to be for the polarity being used.

03-30-2021, 10:33 AM	#2
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,159	Re: Generator not charging - maybe ? If it's a original cutout the top is spot welded on If you take off the belt, take wire Aoff and touch to B the generator should turn( called motoring), this will do 2 things, first it will polarize the generator (start some magnetism of the correct polarity in the field coils), and if the generator turns like motor that there's a good chance that it can work ok. It's possible that when it was converted it was negative ground--- a stock generator/cutout can be either polarity, a diode cutout has to be for the polarity being used.