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Re: 6 volt charge


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Posted by John T on November 06, 2008 at 19:07:49 from (66.244.97.31):

In Reply to: Re: 6 volt charge posted by bcarter2 on November 06, 2008 at 17:59:24:

When I put my voltmeter on the battery (engine off) it's 6.3 volts or so. When I do it with the engine running, it jumps between 8 and 12, is this normal ???

That sounds high to me, Id expect it to rise from 6.5 to 7 and some over volts but NOT 12

Also, when I put the charger (ac charger) on the battery, the meter showed it was taking 9 amps, which makes me believe that the gauge should show at least a couple of amps, am I wrong in thinking this ?

If the ammeter is working and wired correct (sure it is???) if the battery voltage is rising to 7 volts and more YES the ammeter should show at least some charging amps. Do as my friend Bob M suggests and pass a magnet over its face and it should swing left n right if its NOT mechanically stuck. If its wired right theres only one wire on its hot supply side, thats the one that wires to the battery often via a wire to the big batetry cable on the starter switch or solenoid. Over on its other Load side the wire that runs to BAT on a cutout relay or Voltage regulator should be there plus a wire to feed lights and ignition etc. If the gens output is wired to the wrong ammeter terminal its charging amps dont get registered INSURE THE METER SWINGS USING A MAGNET THEN BE SURE ITS WIRED CORRECT

What are the chances of the gauge not working in the pos. direction?

Fair chance which a magnet might show or perhaps its wired worng as noted above

I read that if you are showing more voltage on the battery when the tractor is running, it's gotta be charging, is that correct?

Correct

John T


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