Figured out my charging trouble!!

[OUTFXD]

[desoto1939]

That will do it everytime.  Had similar situation on my 39 Desoto. Used the car in my daughters wedding. When we were getting ready to take the car back hom ehte next day i noticed that the char was not charging. I was able to get home just on the battery.  The next day the car was dead as a door nail.  Thought that maybe the generator needed to be rebuilt.

Started looking around in the engine area and then went to the volt regulator and also saw that the wire coming from the generator the A wire had broken off at the terminal end at the VR.  I put on a jumper wire from the gen A post to the A post on the VR nad was able to get the issue solved.

Rich Hartung

desoto1939@aol.com

[Ivan_B]

This is bad. I am glad it did not catch fire...

[Veemoney]

Use some shrink tube on it when you do the fix. Helps to keep it clean and reduces the strain on the crimp/wire connection. 

[Ivan_B]

Also, if you want good connection for that wire, for a long time, I would solder that wire connection (propane torch + copper plumbing solder and flux).

Edited November 15, 2023 by Ivan_B

[OUTFXD]

was taped up between two other wires, which is why I didnt find it when I was looking at connections.  Up graded it to 8g /w shrink wrapped connections.

[Sniper]

10 hours ago, Ivan_B said:

copper plumbing solder and flux

 

Plumbing solder/flux is usually acid based, use electronic solder and flux.

 

10 hours ago, OUTFXD said:

Up graded it to 8g /w shrink wrapped connections.

 

Yes, you want good strain relief to prevent this from happening again.  When I rewired my 51 every connection was crimped, soldered and heat shrinked.  Then the wire runs were taped together using cloth electrical tape for further relief.