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prospolaris 
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Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 7:19pm |
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New to the whole cut outs on a generator on my c. I have 2 wires from my wire harness. Now do I hook them up to the new cut out and then make jumper from the cut out to the field and armature posts? Just don't know how they work if I do that. Am I missing something?
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Ted in NE-OH
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Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 7:58pm |
The field does not connect to the cut out, it goes to the light switch (one of the wires in the harness.) 
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prospolaris
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Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 8:13pm |
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OK so the field is green in my case witch is hooked up in the dash to the light switch. That goes directly to the generator? And the other wire that's a thicker wire black goes to the cut out and a jumper to the armature?
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Chalmersbob
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Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 8:18pm |
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one wire comes from the Amp meter, probably has the small terminal end on it, so this will have voltage present. you can test it with a volt meter. It goes on the BAT terminal of the cutout. The other side of the cutout is the GEN terminal and you need a jumper from there to the Gen or A terminal on the genny. The second wire from the harness is connected to the light switch and there it grounds out, either directly or through a 3 ohm resistor. This wire regulates the output of the genny by either having the switch knob in, 3 amp charge, or pulled out all the way, 3rd notch, the charging rate is 12 amps. Bob
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Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 8:26pm |
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ok thanks for the help. I'll hook it all up tommorow and see how it works
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Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 8:40pm |
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When you hook up the wires, you have to "flash" the genny. use a jumper wire from the BAT terminal to the GEN terminal on the cutout. Just hold the wire on for a few seconds. You should see a spark. This sets the genny to work with the polarity of your battery. Bob
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