Hello,
I've written here before about this issue, but had some additonal questions: How is the cut-out switch normally supposed to operate on a stock generator for these cars? I have a 30-U. I've been having a lot of problems with my generator recently, but I don't really know what "normal" is anymore, since it's never really worked correctly. From my understanding, the cutout switch will operate when the battery needs to be charged. When the cutout is operating, it should read around 0-1 at idle and up to about 18-20 amps at full throttle. When the battery is fully charged, and the cutout switch is not operating, what should the amperage reading be? Will the cutout come on when headlights are turned on no matter what, due to the large drain on the battery? What is the normal reading for amperage at idle and at full throttle if the cutout switch is off?
I had my generator profressionally rebuilt and tested with a functional cutout switch. When I got it home, it worked for about 15 minutes, then did not work at all. I cleaned all the connections to the bracket where the generator attaches, cleaned the attachments to the cutout, and cleaned some residue off the inner rotor where the new brushes are leaving some black residue. This made it work again for another 20-25 minutes of driving over 2 trips, now it doesn't work again. When I put the headlights on, the cutout switch does not turn on and amperage drops to around -17 amps.
Is all of this normal and the cutout switch should turn on again later if I drain the battery further, or is this indicative of a problem? I'm not an electrical guy, so I don't know if my system is really functioning correctly or not. Thanks for any further advice.
I've written here before about this issue, but had some additonal questions: How is the cut-out switch normally supposed to operate on a stock generator for these cars? I have a 30-U. I've been having a lot of problems with my generator recently, but I don't really know what "normal" is anymore, since it's never really worked correctly. From my understanding, the cutout switch will operate when the battery needs to be charged. When the cutout is operating, it should read around 0-1 at idle and up to about 18-20 amps at full throttle. When the battery is fully charged, and the cutout switch is not operating, what should the amperage reading be? Will the cutout come on when headlights are turned on no matter what, due to the large drain on the battery? What is the normal reading for amperage at idle and at full throttle if the cutout switch is off?
I had my generator profressionally rebuilt and tested with a functional cutout switch. When I got it home, it worked for about 15 minutes, then did not work at all. I cleaned all the connections to the bracket where the generator attaches, cleaned the attachments to the cutout, and cleaned some residue off the inner rotor where the new brushes are leaving some black residue. This made it work again for another 20-25 minutes of driving over 2 trips, now it doesn't work again. When I put the headlights on, the cutout switch does not turn on and amperage drops to around -17 amps.
Is all of this normal and the cutout switch should turn on again later if I drain the battery further, or is this indicative of a problem? I'm not an electrical guy, so I don't know if my system is really functioning correctly or not. Thanks for any further advice.