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Synchro909 · 07-05-2017, 07:27 PM

I'm sure I will get the answer I need from this crowd so here goes.
I am nearly finished the restoration of a 1928 French car. (nearly 20 year project) The original generator was beyond repair so I have acquired and fitted a Bosch unit (from a 1970's or so VW). It has been about 8 - 10 years since I did that and when I started the motor in this car for the first time yesterday, the generator didn't put out any power. I am told that if they are left unused for a while, a generator might not work again at first. I am hoping that is all that is wrong with mine. I have seen mentioned on this forum in the past the need to "flash" a generator to excite it and get it going. Is there a member who can explain to me how I should do that?
The Generator has 2 terminals on it, the output and one labelled DF, which is for the fields. Do I "flash" it while running or not?

07-05-2017, 07:27 PM	#1
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,043	Generator Not Working - Not Model A I'm sure I will get the answer I need from this crowd so here goes. I am nearly finished the restoration of a 1928 French car. (nearly 20 year project) The original generator was beyond repair so I have acquired and fitted a Bosch unit (from a 1970's or so VW). It has been about 8 - 10 years since I did that and when I started the motor in this car for the first time yesterday, the generator didn't put out any power. I am told that if they are left unused for a while, a generator might not work again at first. I am hoping that is all that is wrong with mine. I have seen mentioned on this forum in the past the need to "flash" a generator to excite it and get it going. Is there a member who can explain to me how I should do that? The Generator has 2 terminals on it, the output and one labelled DF, which is for the fields. Do I "flash" it while running or not? __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.