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I have checked out my generator again yesterday and found that it was acting differently. I became a bad boy and decided to sand the commutator with aluminum oxide clothed back sand paper while the generator was turning with the engine on, I removed the brushes to do this. I do not everyone doing this may lose a finger and mess up the commutator with the wrong sand paper. I found that my commutator had some burned spots that contrasted with the sanded parts. Immediately prior to this I noticed that the brushes were no longer hot as before. When the brushes were wearing prematurely (still ? ) the brushes/spings felt so hot that they would leave burn marks onn my finger when touched. Now, for some reason they are no longer hot and I notice the brushes are not disapearing as quickly as they were. Fixed itself ? Short opened ? Oh well, any how, this is the data I have aquired yesterday. I attempted to use my points tach but found it was either broken or did not like my petronix electronic points. So I could not use a tach, here is the data. All numbers aquired during fast idle. ******At Battery********* - Cold engine Battery 2 amp draw at 14.13V - Everything on 13.3V (forgot to note current) ******At Generator********* -D+ 8 Amps (no electrical on) 15.2V -D+ < 5 Amps (no electric fans) 15.3V -D+ < 5 Amps (no electric fans, engine racing) 14.85V-14.9V -D+ 40 Amps (everything on incl. fog lights) 15.6V -D+ 35 Amps (wipers off fog still on) 15.73V -D+ 18 Amps (no head lights/wipers,fog on) 15.39V -D+ 29 Amps (no fogs/wipers, lights are on) 15.64V -D+ 10 Amps (no fogs/wipers/headlamps) 15.25V -D+ 8 Amps (no fogs/wipers/headlamps/radio) 15.20V -D+ no load (Disconnected D+ fast idle) 42.5V -D+ no load (Disconnected D+ engine racing) 100V Is the 100V normal, the gen is still charging normally without overheating the brushes? I found that brushes made by the american company, STANDARD are much harder and denser than the Brazilian or the German ones and may last longer, I purchased them but did not install them. I have been able to scratch the Brazilian and the German ones much more easier than the American ones. LEON MARTINEZ 1969 SQUAREBACK EFI/AUTO 1967 FASTBACK PROJECT SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org