Re: polarizing the generator?

Posted by Jim McDermaid On 2012/2/3 19:22:16

After polarizing a generator you want to make sure the cutout relay which is part of the regulator actually cuts out.

Back in my misspent youth I have poked around with clip leads and managed to engage the cutout to find a dead battery later.

There are three relays in a regulator and one operates as a cutout so the way I would polarize (misspent youth) was to manually engage the cutout relay armature, but once you do it stays latched in until you disconnect the battery.

Jim