Who remembers...............

[P 0 P E Y E]

Flashing the field?

Pole shoes and residual magnetism?

Three unit control panel

F- and F+

All terms from the older generators.

[TalonChief]

Wasn't that B to F+ to polarize?

[Xkvator]

Yea, I got the F- in electronics...don't remember learnin' none of that stuff...

[P 0 P E Y E]

There were these three problems to deal with....

Voltage, current and the possibility of a generator acting like a motor by the current running in reverse.

The original voltage regulators had three different coils and little sets of contact points to deal with the problem.

The old generators were self excited by residual magnetism in the pole shoes.

The new charging systems are battery excited.

[Berserker]

All the time, when you put a generator on line, you flash the field, when you turn on the exciter. Get unit up to 3600 RPM, flash the field, sync, and hit the line.

[ridingjerry]

Remember heck.
I gotta try not to forget with my XLCH.
Last time I checked the brushes, they looked pretty good.

[Keeper]

The new charging systems are battery excited.

That's what she said........

[2006FLSTNI]

Flashing the field?

Pole shoes and residual magnetism?

Three unit control panel

F- and F+

All terms from the older generators.

Hey Popeye you forgot one

Reverse Current Cutout -- A contact in the 3 position Voltage Regulator and after that the Carbon Plile Regulator Which on some older cars and Bikes were adjustable

[P 0 P E Y E]

RCCR- is the third unit in the three unit control panel. You are correct sir...I thought I did.

Keeps the generator from thinking its a motor

[2006FLSTNI]

Absolutley Correct popeye -- Damn I thought I was getting old LOL

[wibiker]

still carry a 3foot piece of wire to flash one if need be it has bee part of my tool roll since..................................1977