electrical question

[Soundguy]

Hi soundguy,
Thanks for the info. I am going to put another battery on it because the one that was on it was bad anyway. You said to polarize the gen. when I hook it up, do I do that while it is running or just with the key switched on? I have not received the new reg. yet, it might be monday when it arrives. Chief1

do exactly what i said. jump battery hot ( ungrounded terminal ) to field on gen..

do it with machine off.

key on or off makes absolutely zero difference.

key controls power to the starter solenoid and ignition on gasser tractors. has (-0-) to do with the generator.. except to show you a red bat lamp onthe dash when the genny is not charging but key is on.

 

[Gary Beason]

Hey soundguy,
Thank`s . I am using another battery,but I can`t do any thing else right now till I get my new regulator. I am out for the week end.I am going down to my land tomorrow to get away from this big city. Sure wish I could take my tractor so I could cut some grass, oh well, I`ll find something todo down there.
Have a good week end.



Chief1

 

[Soundguy]

don't need a regulator to cut grass.

your tractor will start many many times and run for hours on end with a charged 12v battery!

and if you thought you needed charge, you could hook armature straight to battery once started, then take a wire and run from battery thru a 12v brake/blinker / trailer lamp to the field of the genny and she will charge a bit.

 

[Soundguy]

i ran my cub the first 2 years i had it with no reg. i used a 25a DPDT center off switch as a cutout and hi/lo regulator. had a half ohm and a 1 ohm resistor on it. used one side of the switch with center to battery and each leg thru one of the resistors to the field. if switch was in the middle, no field current, if switch to one side.. high charge, other side, lower charge... ther side o fthe switch had middle to battery, and either side to armature. center was cutoun, no genny conenction to battery. but had bat connection when flipped to lo or hi charge.

cost was about 4 $ for the switch and 2 resistors. genny was anemic 100w job...