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Old 08-05-2019, 01:09 PM   #4
Mart
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Default Re: Parasitic draw from Generator?

There is a spring that holds the contacts open. You can adjust it so it has more tension to ensure the contacts open. You normally adjust it by bending the tang that the spring is attached to.

I had the opposite problem on my 41 pickup. The contacts didn't want to close. I adjusted the spring looser and introduced the problem described by Prairie Viking. I readjusted until the tension was enough to just open the contacts.

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