Across the blue and brown wires coming out of your generator housing you should read approximately 40 ohms.

 

That's where I'm getting 35-36. Does that mean that the shunts are getting weak and need replaced?

 

You'll need to check all the wires, most likely there is a wire touching somewhere. What kind of voltage do you have at the receptacle, and the welding lead studs?

 

At 1450 no load rpm I have 120v and 82v. At 1500 no load rpm I have 125v and 84v

 

I'm sure a 59 is the same as a Red Face. This is all right from Kaye.
Red Face RPMs, Full load 1,450. High idle 1,550. Low idle 1,000.

You should have 90-volts DC at the receptacle on the front of the machine, and 66-volts DC at the welding lead studs at low idle. 88 to 95- volts at high RPM on the welding lead studs, and 125 to 130-volts DC at the receptacle.

 

I did have my rpm's at 1550 for a while but it was so watery it was hard to cap with so I backed it down to 1500. Do you think that 35 ohms is too low for shunts?

 

Do you think that 35 ohms is too low for shunts?

Yes I do, but you should wait until duaneb55 sees this thread, he has forgotten more about working on these old girls than I'll ever know!

 

Well I called hybrid weld and asked them about the shunts. They said the minimum ohms are 36 and since I checked mine cold then the 35 is about where it should be. So I guess I will keep welding with it and see if it will eventually settle down.