[Roadsters] Charging problem

[robert k. smith]

hi dana, is your amp meter working? does it show discharge(movement)?
if not, mabe  your meter is bad. that would not allow the charge to go thru
the meter to the batt. use a test light and see if there is 12v.(or 10v),
on the white wire(bigger wire) to the alt., all the time.
if the batt. is ok, you can run a #10 wire, temporarily from the big
alt. post to the batt.  that will cut out the amp meter circuit.
  best of luck,  bob smith, ohio

> From: james-culp at charter.net
> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:39:41 -0400
> To: dscrib2 at hotmail.com
> CC: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Charging problem
>
> If all of your connections are clean(wire brush them shiny) then I'd
suggest
> you check your battery. Swap it out with another 12V car battery. Your bat
> could have a shorted cell.
>
> Sent from VZ iPhone
>
> On Aug 15, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Dana Scribner <dscrib2 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a changing problem and I wounder if someone can help me with it. I
> did
> > the GM alternator swap about a month ago. Everything has been working
fine.
> I
> > could turn on my light, wiper, fan, radio all at the same time and
> everything
> > was nice & bright. Tiday when I turned on the light I ran negitive amps.
> The
> > alternator was putting out about 10 volts. All connection were clean &
good.
> A
> > direct ground to the battery didn't make any difference. I put a meter on
> the
> > excitor wire and that showed it waqs working. All fuses are good. I took
> the
> > alternato9r out and had it checked and that was good. Ground on the
> alternator
> > goes directly to the battery, The other connection does to the white wire
> > through a 30 amp fuse, which is good and the #2 wire goes to the black &
> white
> > wire from the old voltage regulator. I don't know what to check next or
> what
> > to look for. Anyone have any good ideas? Dana S1969 2000
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