Aftermarket Generator Test Bench :-)
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 3:37 am
So what do you do when you have an antique electric motor (nickel parts, cool design), some NEC telephone exchange frames, recycled timber, an old ampmeter and bits and bobs combined with a faulty Model T generator that needs fixing?
Well, you get your self a "Dyerman" Model T Ford Generator Test Bench out of it all
My buddy and I completed this wonderful test bench using the above bits and bobs and are on to revision 2 as seen following. So far we have fixed and tuned 4 generators with at least 1 more to go on the 'repair list'.
It does 6v and 12v testing. To do add is a fitting to clip the lead wires onto when not in use (as well as a general tidy up of the leads).
It has been a lot of fun:
(to adjust the ampmeter to read 'zero' - just turn the big slotted 'button' on the face)
(to adjust the tension on the vee-belt, slacken the front bolts a little, move the mounting and re-tighten the bolts - easy peasy)
Well, you get your self a "Dyerman" Model T Ford Generator Test Bench out of it all
My buddy and I completed this wonderful test bench using the above bits and bobs and are on to revision 2 as seen following. So far we have fixed and tuned 4 generators with at least 1 more to go on the 'repair list'.
It does 6v and 12v testing. To do add is a fitting to clip the lead wires onto when not in use (as well as a general tidy up of the leads).
It has been a lot of fun: