07-06-2021, 10:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-06-2021, 10:25 AM by Bob Culver.)
My comment about closing the cutout rferred to engine stopped conditon. Unless there is a dead short somewhere poking the cutout will not cause harm as long as it is not left locked down. The current flow heats the dynamo and flattens battery. They do close with a vicious snap and quite tight to pull apart. If it does not snap down either the points are not making contact or there is a poor link somewhere in the circuit to or inside the dynamo.
Even an electrician would probably benefit from John Cornforths circuit diagram . See also the parallel current post.
Dunno how you set the charge off the car?
If the car has much more than original 18w lamps the dynamo will not charge with lights on, but should give about 8 amps on ammeter Winter setting, lights off.
Even an electrician would probably benefit from John Cornforths circuit diagram . See also the parallel current post.
Dunno how you set the charge off the car?
If the car has much more than original 18w lamps the dynamo will not charge with lights on, but should give about 8 amps on ammeter Winter setting, lights off.