I rebuilt the Starter/ Generator as it was noisy. It was charging OK. I replaced the brushes and bearings and cleaned the inside with compressed air. I put it all back together and it starts great and also charges, but... and I did not test this prior to rebuilding, but I suspect it has always been like this. At medium rpm it charges a little over 14 V but at hight RPM it seems to increase and gets up around 15V. Seems high to me. I have read about checking and adjusting V/R and it seems that the consensus is better to replace it.
What do you guys think? I always thought that 14.5 was kind of tops for output. Am I being too picky or would you suggest replacing the V/R?
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