A shorted amp meter (when correctly installed IN LINE or IN SERIES with a
current carrying conductor) will not prevent the battery from charging. An
OPEN ammeter would. An easy way to see if your charging system is
attempting to charge your battery is to measure the voltage on the battery
at medium RPMs. Depending on temperature you should read 13.5 to 15 volts
on the battery when the battery is mostly charged. A battery under heavy
charge would measure a voltage toward the low range because of the heavy
current draw from the charging system.
Frank
B9471116
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Tim Beloney
> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2000 7:28 PM
> To: Joseph.Rodriguez2@PSS.Boeing.com; alpines@autox.team.net;
> tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: charging
>
>
> Yet another issue.
> My battery doesn't seem to be getting a charge. I have a dash
> ammeter that shows no action. There's a single wire from the
> alternator to the ammeter, then another from the ammeter to where the
> battery cables connect. One of my guesses is that the source is the
> connection to the alternator.
> There are 3 connections for wires on the alt. The top one reads D+,
> the bottom B+, and the center is not labled. The wire going to the
> ammeter is connected to the center connector. The other two are not
> used, which doesn't seem right.
> The manual only shows the use of the original wiring harness for the
> alternator, with no descriptions of D+, B+, etc.
> Another guess is that the ammeter is somehow dead and causing a short.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Tim
>
>
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