BrianX128 107 #1 Posted Friday at 11:31 PM I've got a magnum 14 in my c141, it's been years since I did the swap. The other day I noticed it wasn't charging. I looked at the voltage regulator [the old brick style the k series all had] and noticed there were 0 wires hooked to it, no AC leads and nothing to the battery. I was a bit confused, so I looked at what was coming out of the motor. There's one black with a pink stripe wire coming out to a fuse in a plastic housing. The connections were super corroded, I just sanded that and clicked it back together. Followed it to keyed battery +, shrugged and started it and it's charging again. I didn't think any of these had DC straight charging, I know a few of my old briggs 12hps had like a 4.5amp dc one wire like this. Was this ever factory or did someone else do something I do and just shove stuff together and see what happens? On the positive side I have another working oem regulator for my 2 K series engines in the other 2 mowers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 22,783 #2 Posted yesterday at 02:14 AM Yep, I have a Magnum 14 that came with the 3 amp unregulated charging system. So they’re out there. I bought all the parts and converted mine to a 15amp regulated system though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 59,159 #3 Posted yesterday at 10:46 AM The three amp charging system has a diode connected directly to the stator wire coming from the engine. Wheel Horse and many other manufacturers used it for a few years. 11 hours ago, BrianX128 said: The connections were super corroded, I just sanded that and clicked it back together. Most electrical problems are just a matter of corrosion or loose connections. Looks like you solved the problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
