Richard

I do not have a spare rotor. The one that is now on my bike was the
spare. I am getting ready to put in a new order to the parts guys in
China. I guess I should buy two more stator/rotor sets. I do have my
original rotor someplace but it is bad I beleive.

When you say to insulate the brushes, are you talking about the two
metal spring loaded plates that are riding on the shaft? Is the shaft
with the divet in beween what everyone is calling the "slip rings"?
If so what do I set my voltage meter to to check this? Do I just put
the positive test leab and negative on each side of the divet on the
shaft?

Sorry for all the simple questions but I keep finding the same
walkthrough tests on the board here.

Thanks!

Rob

--- In thechangjiangexperience@yahoogroups.com, Richard Cook
<cookiecookr@...> wrote:
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> Usually an alternator or generator has brass sections that the
brushes ride on. I believe these are usually called slip rings. In
the test Gary recommended you would have to insulate the brushes from
the slip rings by using something like a wire tie.
> You have a spare rotor don't you? Practice the test for continuity
on that one and then try it on the one on the bike.
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> Regards,
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> Richard
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> --- On Thu, 1/1/09, widowactor <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> From: widowactor <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [the Chang Jiang Experience] 1968 M1M 24P Flathead-
New charging issue
> To: thechangjiangexperience@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, January 1, 2009, 4:35 PM
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> Richard
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> I have checked the connections for the charging light and all looks
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> The next tests I want to do is with the rotor but I am a little
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> Thnaks for your help.
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> Rob
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