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Polarising dynamo and voltage regulator
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Sid



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:10 am    Post subject: Polarising dynamo and voltage regulator Reply with quote

I have this week bought a Lanchester LD10 that's been standing idle since the early nineties. I've cleaned the contacts in the voltage regulator and removed the corrosion from the wiring, had the dynamo out and cleaned the armature and checked the brushes and still it won't charge the battery. So I think I need to polarize the dynamo, I've seen many articles on the internet regarding this, some saying remove the wires from the dynamo, others not mentioning this. I've also seen articles where the voltage regulator has similar treatment, again some having the wires disconnected and others not. Electrics have never been my strong point so could someone run through the operation exactly how it's done please?
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Sid
Oops just realised this is in the wrong section
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's worth checking first if they Dynamo has any output without current applied to the feild.

All you need to do is flash the field winding and this can be done with every thing else in place.

Flashing the winding simply polarises the dynamos fixed magnets.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK thanks for that...did it and it worked a treat
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 1:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ukdave2002 wrote:
...All you need to do is flash the field winding and this can be done with every thing else in place.

Flashing the winding simply polarises the dynamos fixed magnets.

Dave

I read this post as this is also a task I have to do shortly. What do you mean by "flash"? please.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jessejazza wrote:
ukdave2002 wrote:
...All you need to do is flash the field winding and this can be done with every thing else in place.

Flashing the winding simply polarises the dynamos fixed magnets.

Dave

I read this post as this is also a task I have to do shortly. What do you mean by "flash"? please.


With the engine off, connect a wire to the "non earth" side of the battery, and with the other end of the wire touch the Field connection on the dynamo a few times (you may need to disconnect the cable thats connected to the field to physically get at the field terminal) . It will spark a little when you do this, the fixed magnets in the dynamo are now polarised. Smile

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks - i see what you mean now.
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MikeG



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the explanation,I also need to carry out this process(I think).
To find the"Field" or non field terminal do I need to trace the connector to brush circuit ?
Mike
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are normally only 2 connections on a dynamo:

1) The main Dynamo output, this will be the larger terminal, normally marked D

2) The smaller terminal will be the Field windings, this is the terminal that gets "flashed"



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