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TG66B
N3012/N3210, N3107/N3121, N3237/N3211
Regulator General Test Procedures
General Alternator Test Procedure
1. Inspectchargingsystemwiring.
a. Ensureallpositiveandnegativebattery
cablesarefreeofcorrosionanddirtand
tightenedproperly.
b. Checkthatallbatteryterminalstack
sequencesmeetmanufacturer’sspecifica-
tions.Iftherearetwopositiveoutput
terminalsonthealternator,theremustbe
aheavygaugejumperwirebetweenthetwo
outputstudsandalsoonebetweenthe
groundterminalsofbothalternator
housings.
c. Makesuredrivebeltandtensionerarein
goodconditionandtovehiclespecification.
2. Withbatteryswitchonandignitionswitchoff,
measurevoltageonalternatorpositiveoutput
terminal(s).Readingshouldbe23.0-26.0volts.
Ifnot,makesurebatteryswitchisonand
repairbatterywiringifnecessary.Voltageon
ignitionterminalonregulatorshouldbenear
zero.
3. Startengine.AlternatorRPMatidleshouldbe
atleast1500RPM.
a. Measurevoltageatignitionterminalon
regulator.Readingshouldbe24.0-29.0
volts.Ifnot,repairignitionwiring.
b. Measurevoltageatalternatorpositive
outputterminal(s).Readingshouldbe
27.0-29.0volts.
c. Applyinductiveammeteronalternator
mainpositiveoutputstud.Metershould
readseveralamps,dependentonvehicle
electricalloadsandbatterystateofcharge.
Ifvoltagesmeasuredinstepsaandbareless
thanlistedandammeter reads zero instepc,
alternatororregulatormayneedtobereplaced.
Testregulatorasshownonpages2-4for
appropriateregulatororapplynewregulator
andrepeattest.Iftestfailsagain,assume
alternatorisfaultyandrefertospecificalterna-
tortroubleshootingguideforcorrectiveaction.
Ifvoltagemeasuredinstepsaandbareless
thanlistedandammeter reads high amper-
age instepc,alternatormaybeoverloaded.
Removeelectricalloadsandchargeorreplace
batteries.Repeattest.Ifvoltageisstilllowand
electricalloadiswithinalternatoroutputcurve
specification,alternator/regulatormayneedto
bereplaced.Testregulatorasshownonpages
2-4forappropriateregulatororapplynew
regulatorandrepeattest.Iftestfailsagain,
assumealternatorisfaultyandrefertospecific
alternatortroubleshootingguideforcorrective
action.
N3012/N3210 Regulator Test Setup Diagram ................................ 2
N3107/N3121 Regulator Test Setup Diagram ............................... 3
N3237/N3211 Regulator Test Setup Diagram ............................... 4
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