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Volts come The "smoke's" not The variac must be turned very high in order to reach the desired voltage level.
up OK. all gone yet Be sure that you monitor the current being drawn. Ten amps are generally plenty
because all of a of current for most gensets. It's always a good idea to fuse the output.
sudden there is a lot
of it coming out of
Change the generator.
Check the Test the diode bridge Good If the exciter is a DC
the Good
regulator. exciter field. on the rotating generator check for
rectifier, if it's a brushes that are
Usually a shorted
Bad brushless exciter, for stuck in their holders
exciter rotor or a
a shorted diode(s). on the exciter comm
shorted AC stator.
Time to and the collector
Time to Sometimes you don't
replace the Bad rings ... especially if
replace the even need the variac.
"smoke." the genset has been
"smoke." Just start the Good
Rewind it. Replace the stored for a long
Rewind it. generator with the
defective diode(s). period of time.
regulator connected.
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Start over ... you Check the main rotor. It Time to replace
missed something. Good could have one or more Bad the "smoke."
Or someone else did! shorted pole pieces. Rewind it.
Static Exciter
Machines
No
Output
Volts come The "smoke's" not The variac must be turned very high in order to reach the desired voltage level.
up OK. all gone yet Be sure that you monitor the current being drawn. Ten amps is enough to
because all of a operate the genset at no-load. It's always a good idea to fuse the output.
sudden there's lots
of it coming out of
Change the generator.
The generator runs smooth
the then shakes as the excitation
regulator. voltage is increased.
Usually a shorted
exciter rotor or a
shorted AC stator.
Sometimes you don't Start over ... Check the main
Time to
even need the variac. you missed rotor. It could
Good Bad replace the
Just start the something. have one or
"smoke."
generator with the Or someone more shorted
Rewind it.
regulator connected. else did! pole pieces.
The prime mover is the backbone of the AC the prime mover to a change in the load is all that is
generator. As stated before, the prime mover must needed. If the prime mover slows without recover-
maintain the frequency as well as carry the load. ing when a load is applied, then the governor is not
So, the testing of the prime mover is very straight- reacting properly. A frequency meter can be
forward. Actually simply observing the reaction of Continued on Page 3
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handy. Remember, the hertz, cycles, or frequency Table 1 Rotating Rectifier Test
is a direct result of the speed of the prime mover.
Normal Abnormal
The main AC winding is pretty much the +On -On Reading Reading
same as single or three-phase motor windings.
L1 +
Just test these the same way that you would a L2 +
5-10 OHMS Infinite or
motor winding. Depending on the brand of the RX1 Shorted
L3 +
generator there may or may not be some special + L1
Open or
windings installed along with the main winding + L2 Infinite
Shorted
+ L3
that provide power that particular voltage regu- L1 -
lator converts into DC voltage for the exciter Open or
L2 - Infinite
Shorted
field. These are generally seen when the excita- L3 -
tion voltage is very low (less than 10 VDC). - L1
5-10 OHMS Infinite or
- L2
These windings need to be noted before rewind- RX1 Shorted
- L3
ing the generator stator. Another thing to note
here is that there are a lot of star/wye connected +
generators out there. It is common practice to
From L1
ground the star/wye. When you test the stator the L2 Supression
To
the
exciter Device
for a ground be sure to disconnect the star/wye rotor L3 main
rotor
from the ground lug or you might think that the
stator is bad and waste a lot of time. -
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