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Alternators - LUCAS: Testing: Rotor: Notes

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Connect an ohmmeter and read resistance of field coil (across slip rings). Using a 110-volt A.C. supply and 15-watt test lamp, check for insulation between one of the slip rings and any rotor pole. If lamp lights, rotor is shorted.