You are probably remembering either "flashing," which restores the generator's magnetic field, or shorting the field lead to ground, which tests the regulator function (and should only be done with the field lead disconnected).
If the generator is generating, you don't need to "flash" anything. Flashing is used to restore a small residual magnetic field to the generator which may be lost through disuse. You shouldn't short any terminals to ground because shorting any of them will either melt your screwdriver if the generator is working or ruin your regulator. David N6359V k m lysek wrote: > > I'm telling my age if I say I remember having to do that. No one has > generators anymore, cept us. Gee, the old brain cells are creaking now! > Something about running the engine at a high enough speed to cause the > generator to be generating and shorting momentairly one of the regulator > terminals to ground. You had to be fast. It's been many years since I did > this on the old Chevys and Fords and of course Vdubs. Anyone else?
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