Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!
Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.
Oh, also - no oil on inside, regulator is the modern solid state style, and no I do not have any of the actual testing equipment. I do have a multi-meter but that is about it. It just may be I was polarizing it wrong. Went from hot on starter to "b" on generator plug. Maybe it did not work...
Thanks Bert. I got it apart by forcing it under duress to give up the ghost with a large screw driver. Everything looked great on the inside, even the brushes. Alas in forcing it apart I pulled the wire out of one of those brushes. I wonder can I drill out the hole in the brush where the wire...
T.Highway, thank you for all the relevant, to the point, assistance. I will take these things into serious consideration. Alas, I am about 3 hours too late in reading your post. I used a big screwdriver to pry the back end off and tore one of the wires out of a brush exactly like you said I...
O.k, nothing so far is it. But thanks for the effort. I have been searching forums, google, websites etc. for days (including this one) trying to find instructions on how to just take it apart. I have the pulley off, all the screws out of both ends, but there is some sort of serious pressure...
Hi, new guy here. I have never taken apart an M37 Generator before. It is the standard Prestolite 24v. I cannot find any information on how to get the thing apart and check the brushes anywhere. Does anyone have a TM, or instructions, pictures, anything? Thanks in advance.