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Swap the ammeter terminals?
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Rick McCurdy
Newburgh, NY
> On Nov 18, 2019, at 7:34 PM, Nick Black via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote=
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> OK, so i replaced the battery with a Deka small unit in the duke of oil (T=
R4A), and installed a new gear reduction starter at the same time. everythin=
g seemed both hunky and dory. car started right up and sounded normal, then i=
noticed that when revved, the ammeter showed progressing discharge! ammeter=
was at about zero until revved when it went further into the negative amps (=
to about -15amps) with the increasing revs, much like it would when charging=
except showing a discharge. i double checked that the batt was in with neg g=
round (its been neg ground for years). i even checked the polarity with a vo=
ltmeter and the batt markings were correct! wtf has happened here? I can re-=
polarize the generator and im guessing all will be well, but how did this oc=
cur?
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> baffled again in norcal
> nick
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Swa=
p the ammeter terminals?</div><div dir=3D"ltr">=F0=9F=99=89=F0=9F=99=88=F0=9F=
=99=8A</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Rick McCurdy</div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">Newburgh, NY</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Nov 18, 2019, at 7:=
34 PM, Nick Black via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@auto=
x.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:Helvetica Neue, H=
elvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D=
"false">OK, so i replaced the battery with a Deka small unit in the duke of o=
il (TR4A), and installed a new gear reduction starter at the same time. ever=
ything seemed both hunky and dory. car started right up and sounded normal, t=
hen i noticed that when revved, the ammeter showed progressing discharge! am=
meter was at about zero until revved when it went further into the negative a=
mps (to about -15amps) with the increasing revs, much like it would when cha=
rging except showing a discharge. i double checked that the batt was in with=
neg ground (its been neg ground for years). i even checked the polarity wit=
h a voltmeter and the batt markings were correct! wtf has happened here? I c=
an re-polarize the generator and im guessing all will be well, but how did t=
his occur?</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">baffled again in norcal</div><div dir=3D"ltr" da=
ta-setdir=3D"false">nick</div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"c=
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