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KD 477-2 Workshop Manual_cod. ED0053029370_
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Electric starting with motor and alternator for battery re-charging
Characteristics
Starter motor:
anticlockwise rotation.
12V - 1.5 HP (1.1 kW)
Flywheel alternator:
For re-charging
12V/280W
batteries giving 17A charge at
3000 RPM
.
Regulator:
Electronic with controlled diodes and preset for battery re-charging pi-
lot light connection.
12V-24A
Optional external alternator with belt control:
F
or re-charging
12V/200W
batteries giving
15.5A
charge at
6000
RPM
with
12V/26A
voltage adjustor.
Battery:
12V; 80 to 90 Ah
To check starting system circuit see figures 47.
Circuit checking
1
. Make sure the connections between regulator and alternator are
correct and in good condition.
2
. Detach from the terminal on the starter motor, the red wire co-
ming from the alternator, and insert a direct current ammeter with
a
20 Amp
range between said free terminal and the detached
wire.
3
. Connect a direct current voltmeter with a minimum range of
15
Volts
(fig. 44), to the battery terminals.
4
. Insert starter key and start up a few times at no load or insert a
lamp load of
80
to
100 W
at the ends of the battery to keep the
battery voltage under
13 Volts.
5
. Run the engine up to the maximum of
3000 RPM
. The charging
current reading on the ammeter should be about:
17A
with
12V/280W
alternator
For intermediate values see fig. 46.
6
. Disconnect lamp load and keep engine running at A/m revs. for
some time.
The battery voltage will increase progressively until it reaches the
setting limit of the regulator which is about
14.5 V.
Simultaneously, the charging current will drop to about
2A
. This
will occur very quickly if the battery is charged and slowly if it is
discharged.
7
. If the charging current cuts out or is lower than the values given
above, replace governor. If the performance does not improve af-
ter this replacement, the trouble must be locked for in the alterna-
tor.
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