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Starter/Generator
GASOLINEVEHICLE-ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS
1.Measureeachpositionintwoplaces,90degreesapart
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Figure19-10InspectCommutator
ARMATUREGROUNDTEST
CAUTION
•Donotsubmergearmatureinsolvent.
NOTE:Beforetesting,wipethearmaturewithacleanclothandremovecarbondustandmetalparticlesfrombetween
commutatorbars.
Usingamultimeterseton200ohms,placethepositive(+)probeonthecommutatorbarsandthenegative(–)probe
onthearmaturecore.Thereadingshouldbenocontinuity.Ifthereadingisincorrect,replacethearmatureandthe
twobearings(Figure19-11,Page19-9).
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