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eystein · 12-20-2011, 07:18 PM

Assembled my 1930 Generator.

Have cleaned out everything, turned commutator changed bearings and replaced all broken insulation and re-soldered all connections.

Have successfully measured continuity and isolation of all parts after final assembly of the unit

When I connect the Generator to the battery, the generator turns like a motor at a moderate pace, drawing around 8-9 Amps unloaded. Ay idea of how fast it should should spin or how much current it should draw unloaded during this test ?

However, when I spin it up with an external motor it produces NO output.

Any suggestions as to what it can be ? I would think that if the problem was caused by bad windings it would not have run as a motor when connected to the battery.

12-20-2011, 07:18 PM	#1
eystein Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 523	Generator Help Needed Assembled my 1930 Generator. Have cleaned out everything, turned commutator changed bearings and replaced all broken insulation and re-soldered all connections. Have successfully measured continuity and isolation of all parts after final assembly of the unit When I connect the Generator to the battery, the generator turns like a motor at a moderate pace, drawing around 8-9 Amps unloaded. Ay idea of how fast it should should spin or how much current it should draw unloaded during this test ? However, when I spin it up with an external motor it produces NO output. Any suggestions as to what it can be ? I would think that if the problem was caused by bad windings it would not have run as a motor when connected to the battery.