Subject: Flippin' generator
Author: Richard Arimoto
Date: Sep 25, 2003, 7:29 PM
Post ID: 1714653813
...or is it?
The gen light on my Ambo is staying on (the bike was recently put
together from pieces so there's no history of what works/doesn't work).
The battery drains after running for a while, lights are dim.
I put on a new voltage regulator, no change, or at least the light stays
on.
I take the generator off the bike, put it in a vise, jumper the DF and
D-, connect voltmeter (-) to the DF/D- and (+) to D+. Spin the pulley
using an electric drill & a socket. I get 16.5 V. Seems as though this
should be enough to charge the battery, but I don't know enough about
these systems to know.
Any ideas on what's causing the problem?
Frustration mounting,
Rich A