Posted by bcarter2 on November 07, 2008 at 14:34:36 from (74.14.106.230):
In Reply to: Re: 6 volt charge posted by John T on November 07, 2008 at 09:30:10:
Hey thanks for you help on this, I really appreciate it. Today replaced the wire from the A post to the cut out relay, pulled the switch and made sure that it was well grounded, and finally rechecked all wiring. I also continued to follow your very good step by step instructions from a previous post. I did run a jumper from the field to the battery, still nothing. Finally, I jumpered from the gen to the batt on the cut out relay. I was a little concerned when I saw the sparks and the amp meter burried in the discharge position, however, I started the tractor and there she went ! charging as you say between 5 and 10 amps. I then took off all the jumpers (not knowing what to expect then) and she has kept on charging since. I noticed that in order to get it to change, it had to be in the High position, the low seems to do nothing. My next observation which I would appreciate some feedback on is the fact that I seem to draw about 10 amps with all 3 of my 6volt (modern) lights on, and the tractor off. When I run the tractor the same way (lights on), it still shows dicharge of approx 2 - 3 amps. Now you mention that I might get as high as 20 amps out of a generator. Does the fact that I'm seeing a discharge when all three lights are on mean my genny might be weak? It's not the biggest thing in the whole world for me, however in the winter I do use this tractor for plowing and the lights are handy at night. In the winter time the tractor doesn't get used for anything else, therefore I'm draining more then charging, I'm gonna be in trouble.
PS I believe my genny is a delco, not sure if it is 2 or 3 brush.
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