generator to regulator cable check

rapid · Member Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 5 Location: Alabama

Am restoring an M38A1, which is in about 500 pieces. Am in the process of checking out parts before going to the trouble of cleaning, treating, etc. Noted that A and B of the gen to reg cable checks good but C does not pass continuity (and that is about the extent of my electric troubleshooting ability!). Called a friend (who knows about as much as I do!) and he said his cable did the same thing. Is this correct? And, if so, why.

Thanks in advance. Rapid.

53 M38A1
42 GPW
82 Corvette Collector Edition 1620

wesk · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 5:34 am Post subject:

A&C are paired for the armature to battery load and B is the field. The cable assembly shield provides the ground path. So I would say you have a broken wire between your C pins.

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Cacti_Ken · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject:

Wes, is the solid state regulator wired different at the connections. Reason I am asking is, that long cable I have that has the 90 degree end on it only has two wires in it on A & B. I guess the shield provides a connection too.
I had it (the cable) connected up when I checked the output of the regulator for the first test.

This cable which I have connected in the photo has three wires in it. I don't know if it is shielded.
I haven't tested this one yet. But I did ring out the wires in it. It is also a tight fit beings it is so short. I think it is about 22 or 23 inches long. It came with the used generator I bought.
Well for some reason I can't get the photo to appear.

[img]http://f3.yahoofs.com/users/41b7b2c7z81941b97/23e6/__sr_/22dare2.jpg?phIEPgEBi7xHYbqH[/img]
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wesk · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject:

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Ken, you photo won't appear because you have the [img] wrong in your posting... take the / out of the front one and move it to the rear one before the [/img] like so and it should work...

hope this helps...

Cacti_Ken · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:52 am Post subject:

I did what you said Hal, I don't know what is wrong it still won't appear.
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Ryan_Miller · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:11 am Post subject:

[img]http://f3.yahoofs.com/users/41b7b2c7z81941b97/23e6/__sr_/22dare2.jpg?phIEPgEBi7xHYbqH[/img]

Ken,

check to make sure the web address is correct.
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Cacti_Ken · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject:

I posted it in my album here.

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Richard · Member Joined: Jan 25, 2006 Posts: 3

The M38 has the fat cable with all 3 pins connected: the M38A1 has the thin cable with only 2 pins connected. both work fine.

Cacti_Ken · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject:

Richard, that thin cable I have connected there in the photo has three wiires in it according my ohm meter.

The fatter cable I have has two wires in it. I could get the lock nuts loose in order to see the wires.
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wesk · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:21 am Post subject:

All my thin style cables have all three wires in them also.
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