Still the voltage regulator

Ellis Kinney · Sep 28, 2012

Here is what I know, with the new voltage regulator in place, and charging a little bit like I previously described I put the resistor on the voltage regulator. No charge at all. Unfortunately I wouldn't know a resistor if it bit me. I will describe it. A tube about 2 inches long, gray in color, 3/8 inch od. The outside of the tube appears to have some type of coating over metal. A screw goes all the way through it and screws to the FLD terminal. There is a tab on the side that the FLD wire screws to. I also performed the ground FLD test and the tractor charged well. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I can't just keep buying voltage regulators. Thanks, Ellis

glennster · Sep 28, 2012

if it is an external resistor that mounts on the field terminal, that came with an update kit from i-h some years back when eliminating the cut out relay. there were instructions with it to change wires around inside the light box, eliminating the resistor for the cut out relay inside the light box. my 48 m does the same thing yours is. my cub is doing it now too, very low charge rate, but will charge good if you ground the field. maybe try running a ground wire from the mounting tab on the regulator directly to the battery ground and see if that helps. i did put a new regulator on the cub too, it also barely charges. m and cub have good batteries, rebuilt gennys that test good, wirings right, just enough to drive ya nutz!!

gene bender · Sep 28, 2012

Some regulators were made to replace the cut-out and then used that resistor on the field terminal but you did not use the wire going to the 4 pos sw. What is the Delce Remy # on the generator if its on an H should be 1100501,523 the Delce-Remy gens 1101423,355 were the three brush type and take a different reg. You need to start with what gen you have. Most guys at the counter either dont know or their book is wrong happens all the time so start with the gen# remember you have a pos ground.

Ellis Kinney · Sep 28, 2012

Thanks for your ideas troops, what you are saying makes sense. I used the tractor for about an hour mowing this afternoon and it started after I shut it off, and that is an improvement so I guess it is charging enough not to drain the battery. I also bought a 2 gauge longer ground cable and ran it directly to the starter. Does it ruin stuff to use the FLD ground test permanently? Ellis

teddy52food · Sep 28, 2012

Try running a good clean ground from the regulator to the generator. If that helps then make it permament, if not find someone to set it up to specs, or send it to me.

Janicholson · Sep 28, 2012

Your Field coils could be internally shorted. This increases the amount of current through the points of the VR dramatically.. The output can be just fine, but it will eat regulators. The Ohms on the field (IIRC) is between 2.5 and 3.5. If less than 2, I would suspect this issue. Jim

gene bender · Sep 28, 2012

There are lots of them running around with the field grounded some have been running that way for yrs. Just like there are those who say you cant use an in-line filter on the gas line. I was at a show where there was 1000 pluss tractors and many had in-line filters on them and they were even using gasahol 10% blend

JMOR · Sep 28, 2012

(quoted from post at 21:52:54 09/28/12) There are lots of them running around with the field grounded some have been running that way for yrs. Just like there are those who say you cant use an in-line filter on the gas line. I was at a show where there was 1000 pluss tractors and many had in-line filters on them and they were even using gasahol 10% blend

in't that the truth! Irks me every time I hear someone, who clearly is not in-the-know, say that you can't use an inline filter! A tractor typically has the tank higher above the carb than a motorcycle, ATV, or lawnmower (thus greater pressure head) and they ALL work, just fine!

gene bender · Sep 28, 2012

The reason they give is no fuel and thats because they plug catching the fines they are supposed to. So ya just replacethem.

Still the voltage regulator

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