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Tom Wesenberg · 10-01-2019, 07:10 PM

So, you are using a diode cutout with correct polarity, but the generator looses it's magnetism.
Who rebuilt the generator, and are the pole shoes tight to the body, and what is the air gap from the armature to the pole shoes?
I had an armature that tested good, but someone turned the armature to remove rust, and this made the air gap too great to give good output. It operated similar to what you have going on.

10-01-2019, 07:10 PM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: generator not charging _ How come? So, you are using a diode cutout with correct polarity, but the generator looses it's magnetism. Who rebuilt the generator, and are the pole shoes tight to the body, and what is the air gap from the armature to the pole shoes? I had an armature that tested good, but someone turned the armature to remove rust, and this made the air gap too great to give good output. It operated similar to what you have going on.