Soundguy
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- Mar 11, 2002
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- RK 55HC,ym1700, NH7610S, Ford 8N, 2N, NAA, 660, 850 x2, 541, 950, 941D, 951, 2000, 3000, 4000, 4600, 5000, 740, IH 'C' 'H', CUB, John Deere 'B', allis 'G', case VAC
You've done half the work so far in getting the battery tested.. now test the alternator.
Use your vom.. test the battery before starting.. should be 12-12.5 or so. Start the tractor. If the alt is charging you should see 13+ volts.. as high as 14.7 depending on the make of the alternator and battery charge state.
If it isn't charging when the light is on.. do your restart and if the light comes on and it charges. you know there is a problem. Might be in the key switch or the circuit that excites the alt's field, if it uses external excitation.. like a gm 10-si alternator. ( on those.. P1 is external excite.. and gm ran it thru a dash light.. "idiot' light.. and then to the ignition key switch. So when the ifnition was on.. powewr was supplied to the field thru the light.. and of course it glowed while the ignition was on, but engine not running. after starting, the light went out as the field was also producing back power. The light served as a good means to semi isolate the ignition circuit from the back feed from the field, so you could turn your truck off. P2 was the sensing line and can be tied right to the output stud.. or the positive of the battery, and is essentially there for the regulator to determine voltage drop and charge rates. )
Perhaps your tractor uses the popular idiot light scheme.. and something in the circuit isn't working.. even the internal regulator itself.
Also..are you sure you'r belt isn't slipping?
good luck
Soundguy
Use your vom.. test the battery before starting.. should be 12-12.5 or so. Start the tractor. If the alt is charging you should see 13+ volts.. as high as 14.7 depending on the make of the alternator and battery charge state.
If it isn't charging when the light is on.. do your restart and if the light comes on and it charges. you know there is a problem. Might be in the key switch or the circuit that excites the alt's field, if it uses external excitation.. like a gm 10-si alternator. ( on those.. P1 is external excite.. and gm ran it thru a dash light.. "idiot' light.. and then to the ignition key switch. So when the ifnition was on.. powewr was supplied to the field thru the light.. and of course it glowed while the ignition was on, but engine not running. after starting, the light went out as the field was also producing back power. The light served as a good means to semi isolate the ignition circuit from the back feed from the field, so you could turn your truck off. P2 was the sensing line and can be tied right to the output stud.. or the positive of the battery, and is essentially there for the regulator to determine voltage drop and charge rates. )
Perhaps your tractor uses the popular idiot light scheme.. and something in the circuit isn't working.. even the internal regulator itself.
Also..are you sure you'r belt isn't slipping?
good luck
Soundguy