tested my generator as per speedy jim

I changed my generator with one that I had when I changed my wife's buggy to an alternator. I did the test from speedy
Jim's site ( http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/htm/gen.htm ) and was wondering it says, "As you increase the engine speed,
the voltage should jump up to +35 volts or so (@3000 RPM). If it passes this test, the generator is good". At an idle
I had 24.2 DC volts, and when I sped up the engine it went to 54.7 DCV, is this too much ? I don't know what my rpm's
were but I don't think it was 3000.
Thanks,
David
http://home.comcast.net/~mycoran1/ws...tos.html-.html

David wrote:

> I changed my generator with one that I had when I changed my wife's buggy to an alternator. I did the test from speedy
> Jim's site ( http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/htm/gen.htm ) and was wondering it says, "As you increase the engine speed,
> the voltage should jump up to +35 volts or so (@3000 RPM). If it passes this test, the generator is good". At an idle
> I had 24.2 DC volts, and when I sped up the engine it went to 54.7 DCV, is this too much ? I don't know what my rpm's
> were but I don't think it was 3000.

Yes, that is OK. The gennie is running un-regulated
so the output voltage is not that predictable.

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Speedy Jim
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/

Speedy Jim wrote:
> David wrote:
>
>> I changed my generator with one that I had when I changed my wife's
>> buggy to an alternator. I did the test from speedy Jim's site (
>> http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/htm/gen.htm ) and was wondering it says,
>> "As you increase the engine speed, the voltage should jump up to
>> +35 volts or so (@3000 RPM). If it passes this test, the generator
>> is good". At an idle I had 24.2 DC volts, and when I sped up the
>> engine it went to 54.7 DCV, is this too much ? I don't know what my
>> rpm's were but I don't think it was 3000.
>
> Yes, that is OK. The gennie is running un-regulated
> so the output voltage is not that predictable.

Thanks Again,Speedy Jim

On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 18:12:48 -0400 "David" >
wrote:

>I changed my generator with one that I had when I changed my wife's buggy to an alternator. I did the test from speedy
>Jim's site ( http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/htm/gen.htm ) and was wondering it says, "As you increase the engine speed,
>the voltage should jump up to +35 volts or so (@3000 RPM). If it passes this test, the generator is good". At an idle
>I had 24.2 DC volts, and when I sped up the engine it went to 54.7 DCV, is this too much ? I don't know what my rpm's
>were but I don't think it was 3000.

Your generator is fine.

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Jim Adney
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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