Happy Sunday to All,
Last week while driving my ole truck, I noticed
the ammeter never going to a charging mode. It
would show discharge when I turned on the lights
or applied the brakes. I swapped out the voltage
regulator and stepping on the gas would cause the
needle to go to charge. The battery went dead, so
I used a 1 amp charger overnight, but battery
would not hold a charge. Took the battery in for
warranty and got a new battery. Ammeter showed
battery charging as I drove. Now, dead battery
again. When I turn off the ignition, there is a
drain, needle goes to discharge. I get slight
sparking when I disconnect the neg cable on
battery with ignition off. Disconnected the brown
wire off the generator, with ignition off and the
needle went back to centerline. Does this mean I
have a bad generator? Or, could the old, spare
voltage regulator I installed be bad too. I guess
it time to go out and buy a voltmeter......
John 54 3100
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