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Load Test





- Switch the Rotunda Alternator, Regulator, Battery and Starter Tester (ARBST) 010-00725 or equivalent to the ammeter function.
- Connect the positive and negative leads of the Rotunda Alternator, Regulator, Battery and Starter Tester (ARBST) 010-00725 or equivalent to the battery.
- Connect the current probe to the generator B+ output lead, Circuit 38 (BK/O).
- With the engine running at 2000 rpm, adjust the Rotunda Alternator, Regulator, Battery and Starter Tester (ARBST) 010-00725 or equivalent load bank to determine the output of the generator. Generator output should be greater than the graph. If not, refer to the symptom chart. Symptom Related Diagnostic Procedures
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