[Vwdiesel] Vw alt wired into JD

[Tad]

Maybe the impedance of the test light is relevant?  Did you try connecting
direct to 12v without the test light?


On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Travis . <tgott at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Ok, I was attempting to test the alt before hooking too much up to make
> things work. First question-I am pretty sure it is not running the same
> direction as the VW engine does. Would this matter? Seems what a google
> search says is no other then the fan cooling may be affected and possibly
> the nut locking it on. I had a wire hooked to the grounding pins then to
> the negative on the battery. I had anther clip from the frame to the
> negative on the tractor. Then the two larger spades on the alt were hooked
> to the battery and the exciter wire I hooked to a test light then to the
> positive on the battery. The light didn't go out and the alt wasn't giving
> a charge. It was 12.6 at rest and 12.5 running the light to the exciter.
> Did I not hook something up correctly or does a VW alt really care the
> direction it runs? I wouldn't think direction matters since it is
> alternating current that the regulator brings to DC voltage. Thoughts? It
> is rather hard to blow snow with no working wipers/
>  lights on the cab.
>
> Travis
>
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