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TEST PROCEDURE - (INTEGRAL REGULATOR SYSTEMS)
(See Pages 64-66 for Remote Regulator Systems)
AC
TApĀ·
(TACH)
(D+)
INDICATOR
LIGHT
TERM.
GROUND-~
INTEGRAL
REGULATOR
BACK
COVER
ALTERNATOR
SENSE
ACTAP
(TACH)
(D+)
INDICATOR
LIGHT TERM.
GROUND
INTEGRAL
REGULATOR
EXCITE
BACK
COVER
SENSE
(TO
BATT.
+)
REMOTE
BATTERY
SENSE
ALTERNATOR TERMINAL IDENTIFICATION (INTEGRAL REGULATOR)
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
INTEGRAL REGULATOR SYSTEMS
PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION
Battery undercharged
1.
Defective cables, dirty battery
1.
Check, clean, repair or
replaceĀ·
- ammeter (if used) indicates
posts, corroded
terminals, etc. as needed.
constant discharge.
- indicator
lamp remains on.
2.
Loose or broken belt.
2.
Check belt.
3.
Worn or broken brushes.
3.
Replace brush assy.
4.
Defective alternator system.
4.
Refer to
"Problem
Area
Determination
Section".
Battery undercharged
1.
Indicator lamp burned out or
1.
Check bulb & harness.
- indicator
lamp off with key defective wire harness.
on & engine stopped.
(Normal
condition is lamp on.)
2.
Broken brush.
2.
Replace brush assy.
3. Defective alternator system.
3. Refer to
"Problem
Area
Determination
Section".
Battery overcharges
1.
Defective wire harness.
1.
Refer to
"Problem
Area
- excessive use of water.
2.
Defective alt. system.
Determination
Section".
- ammeter (if used) shows
3.
Poor ground.
2.
Refer to "Problem Area
constant excessive charge.
4.
Broken sense lead (remote Determination Section".
- voltmeter indicates greater
battery sense
only.)
3. Check ground.
than
14.5
volts (connected
4.
Check, clean, repair
or
replace
across battery with no load)
as needed.
with engine
idling.
Battery charges at idle, but
1.
Slipping belts.
1.
Check belts and adjust tension
discharges under
load
2.
Alternator defective or replace as necessary
conditions.
2.
Disassemble, check diodes.
Indicator lamp glows slightly
1.
Defective diode-trio.
1.
Remove & replace.
under moderate load; battery
appears charged.
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