The International Cessna 170 Association

Thank you all for your replies. Here's the outcome. When the generator died, I had it rebuilt but still got no power. The shop that rebuilt it said they had tested it, as they did with all rebuilds, and it generated fine. I then replaced the voltage regulator, which was very worn, and still got no p...

I have a 1948 rag wing N4178V. The generator died and I had it rebuilt but on installtion, no power is generated. Fuse is good and all wires seem intact. Battery is new. Ammeter indicates discharge with a load but never goes positive. Generator/battery meter indicates battery ok but never indicates ...