Just looked at the parts manual link. Capacitor excited set. > On Sep 12, 2014, at 8:38 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > With it running and a meter on the out put or a light bulb, put 12VDC to the > brush leads and see what the output does. > > If you get 40-80VAC out of it (or more) the windings are OK. > > Sounds like it's a capacitive excited set, meaning it self excites using the > capacitor. > > If you get output by separate excitation as described above, replace the > capacitor. That's assuming there's nothing else in the circuitry, like a > voltage regulator. > > Dan > >> On Sep 12, 2014, at 7:48 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >>> On September 12, 2014 at 6:57 AM Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Depends. >>> >>> With the cover off the alternator, are there brushes or is it brushless? >> >> Brushes. $40 worth. >> http://www.mastertoolrepair.com/generator-alternator-parts-hu3650-hu36511-p-44952.html >> >>> If it's brushless there is probably a big capacitor somewhere. >> >> 22mf, 450vv (superceded by a 500v) >> >> Mitch >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has >> no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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