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Section 06 ELECTRICAL b-S ectio 06 (TE TIN PR RE)
VOLTAGE REGULATOR INSPECTION
A faulty voltag regulator is ofte responsible for fre qu ent burned bulbsC TIru in it lt ti lt la rT his co uld the ATI DI ule
B) Vo lt eter Test
NUse voltm ter able to re ad alternating curre nt (A C)F or accurate re ading, use voltm eterConn ect ire of the voltm ter to LA CKYELL ireConn ect th other ire of the voltm et er to YELL ireLift the re ar of ve hicle and support ith echanical standStart th engine at an idle ithout op ening the throttleW INnsu re th track is fre of rticle hic ig ht ro hile tra ck is ro atin gK ds, ols, fe et and clot hin cle ar of tra ckE nsu re o-o is sta din in clo se ro xi ity to the hicle Slo ly ope the throttle and accelerat the ngin to incre ase the RP If the ter reads over 15 volts, the regulator is de fective and ust re placedC TIOot ncre se the RP so th lta ce ds 15 the lb(s) ill urnhatever the voltm eter type used (pe ak voltag or S) th voltage ust not exce 15 (a ef ective re gulator ill allo voltage to exce 15 as engin RPM is increase d)