Antique vehicles and generators need help

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Antique vehicles and generators need help

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Over the years I have accumulated a number of 6 and 12 volt generators for antique cars and trucks.
Who in northern VA can test them for me? I live in Falls Church.
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You local autozone should be able to test alternators, they may be able to do generators too I'm not sure.
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http://classiccarcenter.net/

I don't think that they have an on site mechanic, but they may be able to point you in the right direction to find one.

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I'll try them on Mon.
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All you need to do is put the proper voltage to the armature terminal,iirc and it should spin if good

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