Cylinder Style Generator

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rfitzpatrick

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Ok, so, I have the Maintenance Manual. There seems to be two different Cylinder Style Generators -- the one I'm question is the one two wires coming out the unit near the cut-out. it's a number: J-444583. I've two different cut outs too.
My manual doesn't show mine, so how is it wired to the cut-out. It has one wire with a red base, the other has a large termanel I'm assuming is ground,
am I right so far? Now does the red-based generator wire go to the front of the cut-out?

I HAVE THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL -- THE TWO WIRE GENERATOR IS NOT DISPLAYED MY MANUAL !!

There, I'm feeling better
 
jetmek said:
Its not a model a generator Later model
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My Maintenance Manual say's there are 4 different generators. Two are Power House, two are two versions of the cylinder style. Plz tell me what I have, where can I find how to attach the wiring.
Thank you for your reply
 
Take cover off and see where they go. One from field goes to ground. One from main brush goes to cutout. You have a post model a era replacement
 
It is not a Model A generator. There are two styles of later generators. One has voltage supplied to the field windings by the voltage regulator. The other has the field windings grounded by the voltage regulator. Look for a voltage regulator on your car. You will have to do some detective work with an ohm meter to figure out the generator. Posting some photos will help.

An alternative is to find a Model A generator or an alternator.

A good site for all things electrical is below.

https://www.mafca.com/downloads/Seminars/2018%20Reno%20Electrical%20System%20Alex%20Janke.pdf
 
Does your generator look like this with 2 wires coming out? If so, it is from a later 1930s Ford. Typically the black field wire will be grounded to a cutout mounting screw and the red positive wire to the cutout terminal.
 

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ndnchf said:
Does your generator look like this with 2 wires coming out? If so, it is from a later 1930s Ford. Typically the black field wire will be grounded to a cutout mounting screw and the red positive wire to the cutout terminal.
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YES -- this is what I wanted to know
Thanks
 
nkaminar said:
Does that style of generator have the third brush for regulation too?
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Yes it does. I think they were made this way to use either a standard cutout or the 1934-1936 optional 2 charge regulator.
 

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A lot of original A generators were converted to having the 2 wires while being rebuilt so they could be used on the later cars, if you post pictures of what you have we can probably figure out what version you have
 
I was able to work it out using the two-wire generator. Noticed the cut-out had the words: ARM, Ford, BATT across the top -- installed the wiring accordingly, it checks out great!
Tks Guys
 
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