@kjs12224 yes i am aware of that. but the voltage regulator for the generator was damaged so it doesnt allow things to work as they should. i need to find out how to convert another voltage regulator to opperate the same way or find another. but i had it running once with some tinkering
@whizzer47 cool! yeah i think they were all made by delco powered by a little continental red seal engine. they were sold through sears as a tiny tim generator wards as the airline generator delco like yours and it might have been badged more names than that.
would like to help out. it needs to produce a current in the gen before you will get spark. if you take the coil feed and hook to the battery side, it should supply power to the coil. clean and set your points and you should have a spark.
does the unit crank over on its own with a good battery hooked up?.
ive cranked it with my 1/2hp wagner electric motor before to see if it would produce any power. never hooked a battery to it yet. does it need a battery hooked up to make spary or does it just produce its own power using the generator?
hook up a good battery. use the start button to crank it over. that energise the coil and make a spark. remove plug before trying so you can see whats going on. it needs some batt power to juice up coil thru the gen circuit. batt power excites the gen field windings and makes it all work. if it dont crank with a good batt, it might not run, unless you connect the coil directly to a battery.
im going to hook it up to a battery to see if i can get spark. i belted it to my 1/2 hp wagner motor and couldent get it to produce its own spark! so im going to try an external power source. then ill clean out the ancient gas and clean the carb and go from there!
Nice little generator! I had one just like it. If you hook a good battery up to it and hit the starter button, it should have spark as long as all the ignition components are good. If you hook it up to a dead battery to be charged, I know that you have to hold the starter button down while rope starting the engine in order to get spark. I'm not sure if it will have spark without a battery hooked up to it.
it needs to be conected to a battery for the ignition coil to produce a spark
kjs12224 1 year ago
@kjs12224 yes i am aware of that. but the voltage regulator for the generator was damaged so it doesnt allow things to work as they should. i need to find out how to convert another voltage regulator to opperate the same way or find another. but i had it running once with some tinkering
1944johndeerel 1 year ago
Hello, I just got one of these I hear they are Delco Little Joe Generator. I post a vid of one too.
whizzer47 1 year ago
@whizzer47 cool! yeah i think they were all made by delco powered by a little continental red seal engine. they were sold through sears as a tiny tim generator wards as the airline generator delco like yours and it might have been badged more names than that.
1944johndeerel 1 year ago
Looks like it is in good shape!
Hallaran 1 year ago
@Hallaran yeah it is. i have had it running but it wont produce any charge yet.
1944johndeerel 1 year ago
i have one like this it has an OLD!!!!!!! briggs on it it is coool
ils360 1 year ago
@ils360 what year is it? if its an old briggs just run the serial #.
1944johndeerel 1 year ago
@1944johndeerel i can't find one i will post a video of it to day =)
ils360 1 year ago
hi is generator for sale thanks greg
whizly1 2 years ago
nope! not for sale! ive just got it running. and now i have to fix the generator as it is not currently charging.
1944johndeerel 2 years ago
ever get it running?
jsb1998 3 years ago
not yet
1944johndeerel 3 years ago
would like to help out. it needs to produce a current in the gen before you will get spark. if you take the coil feed and hook to the battery side, it should supply power to the coil. clean and set your points and you should have a spark.
does the unit crank over on its own with a good battery hooked up?.
8up1 3 years ago
ive cranked it with my 1/2hp wagner electric motor before to see if it would produce any power. never hooked a battery to it yet. does it need a battery hooked up to make spary or does it just produce its own power using the generator?
1944johndeerel 3 years ago
hook up a good battery. use the start button to crank it over. that energise the coil and make a spark. remove plug before trying so you can see whats going on. it needs some batt power to juice up coil thru the gen circuit. batt power excites the gen field windings and makes it all work. if it dont crank with a good batt, it might not run, unless you connect the coil directly to a battery.
8up1 3 years ago
ok ill have to charge up my batt and see what happens thanks!
1944johndeerel 3 years ago
hi, just checking in to see how its going
8up1 3 years ago
wow that's a weird tiny little carbureator! hope you get it running soon
ControlledExplosions 3 years ago
im going to hook it up to a battery to see if i can get spark. i belted it to my 1/2 hp wagner motor and couldent get it to produce its own spark! so im going to try an external power source. then ill clean out the ancient gas and clean the carb and go from there!
1944johndeerel 3 years ago
hi, have just picked up one of these at a swap meet here in new zealand. mine is 12 volt and runs mint. a neat little machine.
8up1 3 years ago
i wish mine would even have spark
1944johndeerel 3 years ago
nice engine! that thing is really tiny for a 4cycle!
gasman7777 3 years ago
it sure is if i can figure out why i have no spark and fixit i will show it running
1944johndeerel 3 years ago
Nice little generator! I had one just like it. If you hook a good battery up to it and hit the starter button, it should have spark as long as all the ignition components are good. If you hook it up to a dead battery to be charged, I know that you have to hold the starter button down while rope starting the engine in order to get spark. I'm not sure if it will have spark without a battery hooked up to it.
Cletrac 3 years ago
thanks i'll try it on the tractor battery
1944johndeerel 3 years ago