Voltage Regulator

[CHolmes 0]

Anyone have a link here to describe how to test a Voltage Reg on the B-10? I am not even sure if this can be done.

[HubbardRA 19]

Try this link. You can also read about the voltage regulators themselves by selecting the correct document from the listings seen in the upper left corner. http://www.simpletractors.com/service/electrics/electrical_systems.htm

[rsnik 1]

My first Simplicity was a 717. The starter/generator gets hot but this one got real hot and you could hear the belt groaning like when there's something stuck in the auger of a snow thrower (although there was no bearing noise, I think it was stuck on charge) and then the magic smoke came out of the regulator (or at least it gave off that acrid, burnt electrical smell). I read all of Al Eden's series of articles, which provide a good education and are exceptional in that they explain the complicated in a way that enthusiasts who are not engineers or mechanics can understand. I was later shocked to discover he is a real, living, person who posts here regularly. My best guess was that the person who sold the 717 to me had replaced the short frame starter/generator with a long frame unit without changing the 2 pole regulator to a 3 pole regulator and this resulted in overcharging of the starter/generator and eventual burnout of the 2 pole regulator. Sadly the problem never got resolved because I remain unsure of the issues involved and the costs are potentially too high for this class of tractor. Your B-10 is a vastly more valuable class of tractor and well worth sorting out this problem. I am guessing you must determine if you have a short frame or long frame starter/generators and/or 2 pole versus 3 pole regulator. I never got to the point of how you determine if you have a short frame or long frame starter/generator (hopefully we are staying within the boundaries of censorship here) and, if a short one, should you install a long frame and go with a 3 pole regulator?