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Old 08-25-2018, 09:12 PM   #66
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Default Re: 50 flatty idles well revs okay, but will not drive down the road.

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Originally Posted by trentclark View Post
slowforty, on the charging system. took the gen out and checked the innards for being grounded out. it was. cleaned up the armature and it checked good. when I would spin it on the bench voltage was being created. reinstalled and now when it is running i dont get a drain on my battery like before it just stays level a 12.30 volts. shouldnt it ramp up the voltage when I rev the motor? dont know much about generators and prefer to get it working.

yes it should.maybe a regulator issue. Have your wife or a buddy hit the throttle while you put a volt meter on the gen. Isolate the issue.



maybe start your own thread too, just a thought

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