It looks like the PO hooked in the ammeter, but didn't reverse the
wires when she switched over to negative ground. If I switch the
lights on, running or not, the meter jumps into the + zone (should
jump to "-" right?). Thanks for the tips. I'll look at it tonight and
see if I can figure it out.
-Drew
On Aug 24, 2005, at 11:18 PM, Randall wrote:
>> Now to make sure the POs alternator
>> conversion is actually alternating (how I do that, I have no idea--
>> another adventure in auto maintenance 101).
>>
>
> Hopefully he either hooked it up to the original ammeter, or
> installed a
> voltmeter. If the ammeter shows charge (and shows discharge if you
> turn the
> lights on with the engine not running), then the alternator must be
> working. Or
> if the voltmeter indicates over 13 volts after the engine has been
> running a
> bit, the alternator is working.
>
> If neither gauge is present/working; hook a voltmeter (or digital
> multimeter)
> across the battery with the engine running at a fast idle. Should
> rise to
> around 14 volts, anything over 13 indicates the alternator is
> alternating.
>
> Randall
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