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Great. LMK if you want to get rid of the other 017 gen head.

He said he put 30VDC on the field and only got 50-60VAC out.

Windings are usually good or not. If they read within spec they are almost always good. If you end up with an extra gen head let me know. I want a 017 head for a project. To check diodes you must remove them from the circuit, i.e. disconnect one end or the other or both. Then, put the meter...

Most Briggs and Tecumseh generators and lawn mowers run at 3600RPM WOT. If you gen seems to be running about the same speed as a lawn motor motor at wide open throttle then you are probably in the neighborhood. You might run the gen with your 30VDC into the field, getting 50 or 60 VAC out...

You are running it at 3600RPM, right? Anything not close to 3600 and all bets are off, it will do all sorts of crazy things if turning way too slow or way too fast. I wouldn't worry about way too fast but slow can certainly be an issue.

Before I insert household current into anything I'd try a little DC on the Field and see if you get any AC out of the stator. There should be procedures for checking the VR in the TMs. Is the VR putting out DC to the Field when it is running? It might use the same VR as the 016s. Also...