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Hello Everyone, I have Recently Purchased a John Deere 332 Garden tractor. I knew it had charging issues when I purchased it but I figured that it would be an easy issue to resolve. So far I have replaced the Regulator Rectifier twice to make sure I didn't receive a Dud. I have replaced the Alternator and the battery. I have ohm-ed all of the wiring for resistance. I have repaired or replaced the few wires that were bad. I have replaced every ground wire I could find and have checked to make sure everything is wired properly but it is still not charging. there is the potential I could of got a bad alternator too but I am pretty skeptical that it is bad, at half throttle it puts out 30v AC 40v AC at full throttle. the charging system is putting out a little bit of voltage because if I disconnect it with the engine running the battery voltage drops slightly but when it is connected I have never seen voltage above 12.6v DC. I am running out of ideas on things to check or replace, my father in law is a heavy equipment mechanic and he is a stumped as I am as to why nothing is working.
the Field Wire or signal wire coming from the ignition has the same voltage as the battery. is it Supposed to have some sort of resistance like in a GM one wire system requires?
Could the TDC (Time delay Control) play a part in the charging system? everything on the tractor works perfectly except for the charging system.
I would be willing to put a GM style one wire system and getting rid of the Alternator and regulator rectifier if I could find one that would fit on this engine.
the Field Wire or signal wire coming from the ignition has the same voltage as the battery. is it Supposed to have some sort of resistance like in a GM one wire system requires?
Could the TDC (Time delay Control) play a part in the charging system? everything on the tractor works perfectly except for the charging system.
I would be willing to put a GM style one wire system and getting rid of the Alternator and regulator rectifier if I could find one that would fit on this engine.