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K2-K6:
Stabilised "bench" power supply, one that you can just dial a target voltage as reference to test, set equipment with.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
If your charging system is essentially the same as a 400 I have an excellent set of instructions on adjusting the regulator from my Cycleserve manual - see below it worked for me on my 400.

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deltarider:
Dunno if that set of instructions is so "excellent". There's no need to disconnect the rectifier plug, when you connect the battery to a charger. In my experience the OEM rectifier and regulator hardly ever fail or need readjustment. As usual Clymer presents this unbalanced, which amateurs interpret as an opportunity to use there DMMs and then misinterpretations are on the horizon...

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Shooting the messenger again?

Depending on your charger disconnecting the battery back in the period when these manuals were published was good advice - no smart chargers in the 1970s.

Bryanj:
Yes a box on the bench where you can alter the voltage and preferably with a load on the regulator like field coil.
As the regulator works the coils and resistor warm up under load and the setting points vary, the manual is a good start point, its like bench syncing carbs then using gauges.
I used to have a bench supply but the smoke leaked out and electrons dont go anywhere anymore.
Remember if i answer in the evening i am on a break at work and dont have a lot of time, just woke up now!

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