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Re: Third brush/ Summer & winter? mileometer

Thanks to you all for those pointers

Re: Third brush/ Summer & winter? mileometer

As Nick has said 6 amps max or even less.
Any more it will fail in the longer term for sure.

Nick Turley

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Re: Third brush/ Summer & winter? mileometer

This may or may not be relevant but Ian McGowan kindly explained to me how to fit a resistor to make the summer/winter charging rates work in this thread:

http://pub25.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=2099944454&frmid=5&msgid=1006443&cmd=show

Complete success and easy even for the electrically challenged!

Michael

Re: Third brush/ Summer & winter? mileometer

Hi Nick L

The added switch is simply doing what the summer/winter switch does normally; shorts out the field resistor in the Winter position and with lamps on. Often used when a
simplified substitute main switch without the S/W function is fitted.
The dynamo output (as distinct from battery charge indicated by ammeter) is vaguely the same lights on or off. The vital thing is that not excessive. The lights off ammeter charge current is the guide.

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