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Originally Posted by DgenR8
I tried to flash the field with a 12 volt battery charger, and then with a car battery. Neither seemed to do anything. I'll try the drill method, but I don't think that's the solution to my problem. I did get juice from the unit for a few minutes after cleaning the brushes, so the magnetic field had to be in tact at that point.
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Without getting into a long explanation.. even though you were able to excite a voltage after cleaning the brushes and got output voltage, the field may have collapsed (discharged itself) when you shutdown. If you get voltage again, you should run the generator under a resistive load (say 300W to 1kW worth of incandescent lamps or a heater) for 15 or 20 minutes. This will ensure the brushes and rotor are making good contact and the field is strong and in-tact.