In a message dated 8/6/2001 11:03:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sdtilton@yahoo.com writes:
> So I know there's a lot of amps passing through those thick brown wires back
> there, but I still would like to know if the excessive heat is an
> indication of
> another problem.
>
> It was hot.
> Very hot.
> You couldn't hold your finger on it for more than a second or two.
>
> I know there's some knowledgeable electrical folks out there who can
> probably
> help me out. (Dan Masters, please bring some of your books to VTR and I'll
> be
>
Scott,
The current carrying part of the ammeter is nothing more than a short piece
of wire, formed into a single loop. The only way it can get hot is for it to
be carrying excessive current (in which case you should see an excessive
reading on the scale), or for it to have bad connections, either internally
or externally. My guess would be external. I recommend giving the ammeter
leads a good cleaning. The bad connection could be a high resistance
connection to the meter, or one of the leads could be making a moderate short
to ground through the case.
I will be bringing copies of the TR250 - TR6 book to VTR, but, unfortunately,
I haven't finished the TR2 - TR4A book yet.
Dan Masters
Alcoa, Tennessee
Triumph TR 250 - TR6 Electrical Maintenance Handbook:
http://members.aol.com/danmas6/
Stuffing a V8 into a small British sports car:
http://members.aol.com/danmas/
British V8 Newsletter:
http://members.aol.com/danmas4/mgv8.htm
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