[T3] Odd Electrical Gremlin - Voltage Regulator?

[Robert Bills]

Robert Bills wrote:


>> Examination of the old VR revealed that the points were pitted, but
>> not welded together. Apparently they were sticking[?] It also
>> appears that the primary coil got hot at some point, but nothing more
>> than slight discoloration. Hopefully I didn't fry the generator.





Jim Adney replied:


>"Primary coil"? In the generator or the VR? In the generator, we're


>concerned about the armature windings. You should be able to look in


>there and see if they've gotten really hot.





In the VR.  I'm not sure "primary coil" is a proper term.  It was the


best description I could think of at the time.  Its the "thick" coil fed


from the B+ terminal.  The generator armature windings look fine.
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