Re: LRO: Electrical Issues

From: Peter Ogilvie (konacoffee2@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 05 2001 - 15:47:10 EDT

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    Did you polarize the generator when you reinstalled it???

    Aloha
    Peter

    >From: Brendan Evans <brendan_evans@nols.edu>
    >Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
    >To: lro@Works.Team.Net
    >Subject: LRO: Electrical Issues
    >Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:37:29 -0600
    >
    >Hello,
    >
    >I am having some issues with the electrical system in my 1968 109 sw.
    >It has a negative ground and uses the generator/regulator combo.
    >Recently the generator went out, no problem I took to the local shop
    >here in Lander and it was fixed and test good. On pacing the
    >generator back into the Rover the charge light did not go off. On
    >closer listen the regulator seems to be now making an ominous
    >crackling noise. When rev'd sparks flew between two of the coils in
    >the regulator, (as you face it the two most right). Should I be
    >looking for a problem with the connections from the generator to the
    >regulator and possibly a short somewhere else in the system, or is
    >this type of behavior indicative of a problem with the regulator?
    >
    >Thanks for your time,
    >
    >Brendan Evans

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