Quote: "If you touch one of your multimeter leads to GROUND, and the other to the ARM termmal AT the generator, should you not get +?amps charge?"...but from your description quoted above I think you may be trying to measure current by connecting the meter in parallel. Remember, an ammeter goes in series, a voltmeter in parallel. Also remember, your ammeter on the dashboard can tell you if your generator/voltage regulator are working properly. It is all the meter you need to know the system is working properly; but it helps to have an external meter when one is trying to find a problem. If the ammeter shows a ten-amp or so charge when the motor first fires, and if this drops to near zero after several minutes running, in all odds the system is working properly. You can test your voltage regulator further by turning on your lights. You should see the meter jump back up to an approximate ten amp charge. Turn off the lights, and the meter should go back to near zero after a few seconds or so. Keep us posted!
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