>> The Generator that was on the airplane was taken to a shop in Lakeland
and pronounced "burnt".

Folks:

It is very easy to test the generator on the plane.  The test is difinitive.

Disconnect the ground from the battery.  Remove all the wires from the
generator.  Connect a volt meter between the armature of the generator and
the generator case (ground).  Connect a jumper wire from the field terminal
to the generator case. Start the engine.  Voltage should track RPMs and
reach 13-14 volts by the time you get to about 1500 RPM (probably sooner).
If this test fails connect the volt meter from the field terminal to ground
and repeat. If you get a volt or two, the geerator is bad. If you get
nothing flash the field then repeat the first test.

John Cooper
Skyport Services
www.skyportservices.net


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