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it wouldnt make any difference mark,its your british genes! all the ranters and shouters moved to usa, or got "exported" to oz.

thanks tappy, i shall change the connections to ONE of the windings, as you say,and then try it out. i'll let you know what happens (but it may not be for a while as the front ends in bits now!). thanks a lot mate
cheers, jonny

hi tappy, thanks for your message. i tried to load a drawing of the stator but it wouldnt load - i drew it out in a line,as youve done, and it came out with 1 set of poles the right way up and the other set upside-down - basically showing what you said that the 2 seem to be negating each other - one...

thanks tappy - so in the top diag. the red wire goes straight on to join the blue wire and both join the wire to/from the regulator? by the way, the magnets are embedded in the metal plate that spins around the stator, theyre square,about 3/4" wide, and (if my memory serves me correctly?!) the ...

you see tappy, im thinking the alternator must(?) be 24 volt as ALL the other electrical parts were on the engine, cos it came from the military. so it presumably sent a whacking great charge to the regulator which killed it - if you're sure the top diag. is the correct one for 12 volt then i'll jus...

the 13 volts was with the regulator in place, but it wasnt actually charging the battery - hence im assuming the regulator (VERY old, off a different ruggerini) was buggered. the new one cost me a small fortune, so im not desparate to experiment seeing if itll get wrecked... rewinding was satisfying...

WARNING!!! mark (and all other uk folks) be VERY careful about sending your logbook/v5 into swansea as they now apparently chuck all snail post straight into the skip! i handed mine into truro local dvla office before they closed down and swansea managed to lose it (and the covering garage letter fo...

weeellll, errr, it doesnt seem to be any of these....the confusing thing is that it was putting out juice - 13 volts at tickover according to the guy who measured it...? the windings ALL turn anticlockwise (looking down on the poles). what happens to the end of the red wire in the top 1 of the 3 ver...

weeellll, errr, it doesnt seem to be any of these....the confusing thing is that it was putting out juice - 13 volts at tickover according to the guy who measured it...? the windings ALL turn anticlockwise (looking down on the poles). what happens to the end of the red wire in the top 1 of the 3 ver...

hi tappy, having finally got around to rewiring it,and rereading your "dont melt it!" advice, ive realised that my wiring is subtly different to your diagram possibly? take a gander at my impressively childish drawing and let me know what you think??
cheers, jonny

thanks guys,the thing is i need to have a speedo that shows kph, even if ive painted it on! im not too worried about the accuracy - my current one is wildly inaccurate. ive changed the gearing in the back wheel, to make up for the low revs, so the speedo drive will have been thrown out by that. im r...

errrrmmmm, thanks guys, but i actually live in spain now, and true to my normal bodging style im trying to figure out how to use a new speedo marked in mph to give me a vague idea as to my actual speed in kph, given that my engines revving roughly 1/3rd less...... but i need to know what ratio speed...

hi dudes, has anybody got any idea what the speedo drive ratio is on a dnepr mt11? and what do people think about using a mph speedo with a diesel on the continent - presumably it will give a (very!) rough indication of km/hr?
cheers, jonny

hi guys,having uncovered the beast to check the windings i find that you are, of course, correct tappy! i shall try just changing the ends of the wires to sort it out.thanks very much for all your help, i¨ll let you know how it turns out. cheers, jonny

thanks tappy, i think mines different to both the above,but im crap at computers as well as electrics! so ill have to wait until mi chica comes back on sunday to ask how to put a diagram up.ill see if she knows how to do photos too.if i remember right the 2 ends of the wires from one set of 5 poles ...

hi tappy, i have 10 poles,the windings are one continuous wire going around 5 poles, and another going around the other 5,only 2 wires in total, i am presuming this is in series like you say (impressively ignorant,no?).so what i need is 10 wires, one for each pole?

thanks tappy, i'll try to figure that out! will you have a chance to take pics this weekend?

thanks tappy, sounds similar to what i have but there are 3 layers on mine, which would make sense. any pics or clues about the layers would be brill ta mate

yeees, but...i have no idea what i would be looking for or how to wire it! i can rewind the stator easily enough, but its knowing which thickness of wire and number of turns to go for.. hopefully somebody on here can give me some idea.i think quite a few people have this (or very similar) engine. th...

as a thought, does anybody who is using the lombardini 850 twin (or ruggerini come to that) know how many windings and/or what diameter the copper wire is in their flywheel alternator? or non-flywheel alternator, it must be fairly close?

hmmm, the transformer idea sounds a little tricky....the alternator wire is currently about 1.0mm,what thickness would you recommend?

soooooo.....er, re-winding with less coils? or thinner wire? whats the difference between a 24v alternator and a 12v? (excuse my ignorance everybody, i never listened at school! now i pay the price).

ta nanko, its the amperage thats the problem, if i understand it right, the voltage is about 13v which is fine. thanks mark, i guess it would make sense to make sure what the 24v regulator will supply, i´ll ask tyrone at engine parts and filters. how do i wire the dipped bulb in in series? and what ...

pheeew! thats a lot of science to digest! - yes i have 12v starter plugs (now!), 12v battery, 12v starter, and 24v alternator.according to a helpful lombardini parts agent, this alternator should kick out about 80 to 100 amps ?(!) but i like your idea mark if it can work....?

thanks guys, looks like changing the alternator is going to be the best??!? option. bloody pricey tho!

at the mo i have a new 12v battery, 12v starter thats working, buggered regulator and 24v alternator. its an ex-military engine, i thought the original 24v starter was unusual, now i understand the military run 24v as norm, since it turned out the bloody heater plugs were 24v too im certain this is ...

sooooooooo... dont laugh,it looks like i have a 24 volt alternator! and a new 12 volt humungus battery that i dont want to replace...so do i get a 24 volt regulator, and just lose half the alternator output and not worry about it, or is this going to wreck the battery? all suggestions appreciated ch...

the battery is brand new, a huge monster of a job.i`ll give it a try, ta

hi tappy, no idea, im crap at electrics! an aa bloke measured it when i had a problem starting. looks like i´ll have to get some help on this one, i dont even have a meter or anything. thanks for your help anyway
cheers, jonny

hi tappy, no its not what im seeing at the battery, thats why i think i need a new regulator! its the internal (flywheel) alternator.