pict1000
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On a Gravely Pro-Turn 148 with a Kawasaki 691V engine I've replaced the voltage regulator because my battery drains after a few mows of my 3 acre lot. The stator is sending 33 AC volts to the new regulator, but the B+ post on the regulator is registering only 11.9 DC volts output (if I'm testing it correctly). Here's how I'm testing it: With my multimeter red lead on the B+ post of the new regulator, and the engine on full throttle, I put the black multimeter lead on the positive terminal of my battery. This is a method I saw explained in another forum. With that I'm getting 11.9 DC volts. Huh!?
This is the second new regulator that is reading that way. I assumed I had bought a faulty new one and tried again from a different vender. But now I'm getting the same results :-(
Is it possible (I seriously doubt it) that I've bought 2 bad regulators in a row? Naaa. What do you think is up?
How should I be testing my voltage regulator/rectifier?
This is the second new regulator that is reading that way. I assumed I had bought a faulty new one and tried again from a different vender. But now I'm getting the same results :-(
Is it possible (I seriously doubt it) that I've bought 2 bad regulators in a row? Naaa. What do you think is up?
How should I be testing my voltage regulator/rectifier?