Re: 1937 Battery Draw

Posted by R Howe On 2023/1/1 16:22:44

Hello, again. It finally warmed up enough here for me to be able to get back on my '37 120. I have located the battery draw, but I am not getting any measurement on my ammeter while the engine is running. After looking at the voltage regulator while running, I do not see the solenoid closing to allow current to flow back to the battery. I would like to test the relay in the regulator to see if voltage from the generator would close it but from what I understand I am not to come directly off of the battery due to the high amperage which would burn out the regulator. I can some up with some 6V ideas, but wondered if any of you have done this before and if so, what was your solution? I was thinking of getting a regular 9V battery which does not have that much amperage to see if that would close the relay. If it does, then I'll take the generator into the shop to have them check it out.
Thanks for your help as usual.