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Standing Elk · 12-15-2017, 09:05 AM

Is there a fix for a sticky cut out? About 1/2 the time the points will stick closed on my "new" cut out. If I thump the cover with your knuckle then they will open. Kind of a pain having to check it every time I shut the car off.

SeaSlugs · 12-15-2017, 09:13 AM

install a diode and be done with it. Original cutouts can still be found that work.

Dino's A · 12-15-2017, 09:43 AM

My generator has the newer electronic cutout and works great. No more crappy, unreliable service from those cheap cutouts.

Patrick L. · 12-15-2017, 09:44 AM

A cleaning and adjusting of an original should correct that problem. The originals work well.

Purdy Swoft · 12-15-2017, 02:15 PM

I've installed the low cost diodes from Brattons and Snyders . The diodes are less than ten dollars and work well . For me the Snyders diode installs easier in the old repro cutouts . Brattons diode installs easist in the original cutouts. Both have easy to follow instructions. It is necessary to gut the cut out . I use rosin core solder and an electric soldering gun . Rosin core solder doesn't run off like acid core solder and doesn't require flux . Surfaces must be clean !!! A much better choice is the Fun Projects can style voltage regulator,It acts like a modern regulator and there is no points to stick Try www.funprojects.com

Ron in Quincy · 12-15-2017, 06:48 PM

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What I like about using a diode, if the battery becomes fully charged it blocks feed back to the generator which will burn up the generator. When I was a young man I had a 1934 Ford; if on a long drive during daylight hours I would turn on my headlights to keep the battery from becoming fully charged to protect the generator.

Ron

BILL WILLIAMSON · 12-15-2017, 07:45 PM

For sticking originals, increasing the air gap, slightly & increasing the spring pressure, slightly, will help. "Sometimes" the sticking is caused by RESIDUAL MAGNETISM & those adjustments help them "break" apart.
When I worked on Volvos, this was a common problem with Bosch Relays. They make GREAT "special" purpose relays, as each different type, has the CIRCUITRY, embossed on the cover.
Bill Click

12-15-2017, 09:05 AM	#1
Standing Elk Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: St. Maries, Idaho Posts: 162	Sticky cut out Is there a fix for a sticky cut out? About 1/2 the time the points will stick closed on my "new" cut out. If I thump the cover with your knuckle then they will open. Kind of a pain having to check it every time I shut the car off.

12-15-2017, 09:13 AM	#2
SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: Sticky cut out install a diode and be done with it. Original cutouts can still be found that work. __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!

12-15-2017, 09:43 AM	#3
Dino's A Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Arcadia, Ca. Posts: 251	Re: Sticky cut out My generator has the newer electronic cutout and works great. No more crappy, unreliable service from those cheap cutouts.

12-15-2017, 09:44 AM	#4
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Sticky cut out A cleaning and adjusting of an original should correct that problem. The originals work well.

12-15-2017, 02:15 PM	#5
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: Sticky cut out I've installed the low cost diodes from Brattons and Snyders . The diodes are less than ten dollars and work well . For me the Snyders diode installs easier in the old repro cutouts . Brattons diode installs easist in the original cutouts. Both have easy to follow instructions. It is necessary to gut the cut out . I use rosin core solder and an electric soldering gun . Rosin core solder doesn't run off like acid core solder and doesn't require flux . Surfaces must be clean !!! A much better choice is the Fun Projects can style voltage regulator,It acts like a modern regulator and there is no points to stick Try www.funprojects.com

12-15-2017, 06:48 PM	#6
Ron in Quincy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Quincy, CA. Posts: 1,708	Re: Sticky cut out Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) What I like about using a diode, if the battery becomes fully charged it blocks feed back to the generator which will burn up the generator. When I was a young man I had a 1934 Ford; if on a long drive during daylight hours I would turn on my headlights to keep the battery from becoming fully charged to protect the generator. Ron

12-15-2017, 07:45 PM	#7
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Sticky cut out For sticking originals, increasing the air gap, slightly & increasing the spring pressure, slightly, will help. "Sometimes" the sticking is caused by RESIDUAL MAGNETISM & those adjustments help them "break" apart. When I worked on Volvos, this was a common problem with Bosch Relays. They make GREAT "special" purpose relays, as each different type, has the CIRCUITRY, embossed on the cover. Bill Click __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF" Last edited by BILL WILLIAMSON; 12-16-2017 at 10:29 AM.