A subscriber sent me his Vintage Honda EM500. It served him well for over 4 decades. Recently it started producing close to 200 volts on the 120 volt outlet. Most of the parts are long discontinued. Can it be saved?

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Generator Model: EM500
AVR Part: 32350892632
Rod joint: 16956892000

Service Manual Resistance Values:
Excitation winding (YY): 1.04 ohms
Stator excitation (WB): 24.7 ohms
Main winding (RL): 2.82 ohms
Sense winding (LGBI): 0.5 ohms

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