Generator General Description
This vehicle uses the generator with internal fan and integral rear mounted voltage regulator.The generator:
- Supplies current to the vehicle's electrical system.
- Charges the battery.
With the ignition switch in the RUN position:
- Voltage is supplied through the I circuit to the voltage regulator.
- The generator warning lamp turns ON (lamp prove-out).
- The voltage regulator turns ON, allowing current to flow through the A circuit to the generator field coil.
With the engine running:
- The generator produces alternating current, which is changed to direct current by the rectifier diodes.
- Current is supplied to the vehicle through the generator B+ terminal (stud).
- The generator warning lamp turns OFF.
- Generator output is controlled by the voltage regulator.