ENGINE DIVISION SERVICE MANUALELECTRICALFig. 4. Sectional View of Starting Motor with DR-250 Heavy Duty DriveRegardless of the construction, never operate thestarting motor more than 3( seconds at a time withoutpausing to allow it to cool for at least 2 minutesOverheating caused by excessive cranking will seriouslydamage the motor.For the most part a volt-ampere test (SE-2283) willbe used in performing the starter tests and the instructionmanual supplied with the tester will pro-vide the detailedinstructions using the volt-ampere tester.NOTE: All illustrations of starting motor and circuittests show leads connected for NEGATIVE groundedsystem. Reverse the positions of the leads whentesting a POSITIVE grounded system. Make sure thevolt se-lector switch on the volt-ampere tester is positionedproperly for the voltage system being inspected.TestNo1-CrankingVoltageTestThis test tells us the overall condition of battery, starter,cables or switches to determine if sufficient volt-age isavailable to operate ignition sys-tem when starter is inoperation.Connect voltmeter leads at the starter observing thepolarity, Fig. 5. Disconnect secondary coil lead toprevent engine from starting. Crank engine notingvoltmeter reading (should be 9.6 volts or better with 12-volt electrical system).If a reading of less than 9.6 volts is found, proceed tothe next test..CGES-230 - Page 5PRINTED IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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