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Re: ammeters are a must

To: fourqz@earthlink.net
Subject: Re: ammeters are a must
From: Douglas W Flagg <dwflagg@juno.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:30:40 -0400
I have a few ammeters left as I continue to clean out my "stuff". If
anyone has an interest, please contact me off the list. Thanks.

Doug 

> After months of searching for the cause of charging problems and dead 
>  
> batteries for no apparent  reason I decided to take Norman Nock's  
> advise and install an ammeter on my BN2. IN the last year I have  
> installed a new harness, generator,regulator , battery and cables .  
> 
> My new ammeter showed the charging system to be functioning as it  
> should and all seemed well until I was running up and over the hills 
>  
> to the coast and suddenly as I was engaging the overdrive the 
> ammeter  
> pinned to - 25 amps . The secondary winding on the overdrive 
> solenoid  
> was the cause of the short all along and I would still be scratching 
>  
> my head if I had not installed the ammeter. As Norman Nock says in  
> 
> his tech talk book "the ammeter does not lie . If you want to know  
> 
> what your charging system is really doing install one and find out 
> ."  
> If you have charging problems don't tear your hair out install an  
> ammeter. I put mine on the parcel shelf, the bracket fit the screws  
> 
> that hold down the fresh air cable bracket, so nothing need be  
> altered. Cheers Jonathan 56 BN2




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