You set the meter to ohms and then put the two leads together. It should go up
and you adjust the wheel to bring it to the top of the scale. Check your meter
directions as they differ a bit.
The spring loaded things are the brushes. Where they normally touch are the slip
rings.

Regards,

Richard

--- 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, 7:00 PM











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 thechangjiangexperi ence@yahoogroups .com, Richard Cook

<cookiecookr@ ...> wrote:

>

> 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.

>

> Regards,

>

> Richard

>

> --- On Thu, 1/1/09, widowactor <no_reply@yahoogroup s.com> wrote:

> From: widowactor <no_reply@yahoogroup s.com>

> Subject: Re: [the Chang Jiang Experience] 1968 M1M 24P Flathead-

New charging issue

> To: thechangjiangexperi ence@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

>

> normal. I have compared my wiring harness on the new diode board

and

>

> the old one. The colors are of course different and I have to take

>

> the main wire with the main fuse out of the old harness and slide

>

> that connection into the new harness. Other than that all I have to

>

> do is match the wires to the old harness and the diode board can no

>

> longer be a cause of the charging issue.

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>

>

> The next tests I want to do is with the rotor but I am a little

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> confused on that test Gary said to do. I am not familar with some

of

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> the terminology such as the "slip rings".

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> Thnaks for your help.

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> Rob

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