03-73
Auxiliary Systems
03-73
GENERATOR DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING (Continued)
Symptom Chart
CONDITION
POSSIBLE SOURCE
ACTION
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Dead battery. Battery will not stay
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Key-off battery drain.
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Go to Pinpoint Test A.
charged. Slow crank. Low battery
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Open/voltage drop in B+, Circuit 38
voltage. No generator output.
(BWO), 290, and 37.
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Open voltage drop in A, Circuit 36
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Open/high resistance in I, Circuit 904
(LG/R).
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Voltage regulator.
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Generator.
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Indicator lamp on with engine running.
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Open A, Circuit 36 (Y/W).
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Go to Pinpoint Test B.
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Shorted I, Circuit 904 (LGIR).
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Open/high resistance in S, Circuit 4
(W/BK).
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Voltage regulator.
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Generator.
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Indicator lamp flickers or intermittent.
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Loose connection to generator, voltage
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Go to Pinpoint Test C.
regulator battery.
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Loose fuse or poor connection in Circuit
36 (Y/W).
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Loose brush holder screw.
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Voltage regulator.
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Generator.
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Battery over-charging (Battery voltage
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Voltage drop in A, Circuit 36 (Y/W).
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Go to Pinpoint Test D.
greater than 15.5 volts).
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Voltage drop in I, Circuit 904 (LG/R).
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Poor ground.
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Voltage regulator.
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Generator.
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Indicator lamp off, key on, engine not
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Open/high resistance in I, Circuit 904
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Go to Pinpoint Test E.
running.
(LG/R).
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Burned out bulb.
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Poor ground.
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S, Circuit 4 (W/BK) shorted to B+.
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Voltage regulator.
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Generator.
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Generator noisy.
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Accessory drive belt.
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Accessory brackets.
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Bent generator pulley.
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Generator.
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Other components.
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Go to Pinpoint Test F.
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Indicator lamp on, key off.
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Lamp circuit, (GYMI) shorted to B+.
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Go to Pinpoint Test H.
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Improper lamp circuit wiring.