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Old 11-28-2013, 05:50 PM
hudgin hudgin is offline
 
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I went with a B&C alternator and regulator after having too much trouble with the Plane Power. After switching over I hooked the starter switch to the alternator so it wont start unless the field switch is turned on. (No spiking)
A switch will show voltage running through it although it will not take a load (amps) and there fore it wont work. Circuit breakers are the same way. It doesn't pay to have cheap parts.
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Old 11-29-2013, 05:42 PM
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UPDATE:

Well, I finally got a new multimeter and some time today to troubleshoot the problem.

First, I had juice at the voltage regulator fuse. Good.

Then, I had juice at the switch/breaker. Good.

Still had NO indicator light on the Zefftronics voltage regulator. WTF? It was clearly getting electricity.

So, I took the voltage regulator off the firewall, visually inspected it and reinstalled it. Bingo -- I get a green indicator light on the unit.

Bad ground? Must be. Maybe a little corrosion under the grounding wire? Who knows?

So, after consultation with my friend Tom Berge, I've run a secondary ground strap from the attachment bolt (that I had ground the VR to) directly to the grounding block mounting bolt that has the grounding strap going straight to the battery.

It just don't GET any more grounded.

Sadly, I didn't have time to test run it, but the green LED on the VR itself is a good sign, and I'm pretty sure that the problem is licked. We'll see how she runs tomorrow.

Thanks, everyone, for your help!
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