voltage reg bad.
chris m williams
Greg Shaw wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have been reading the list for about 6 months now and looking for a Tiger
> for about 2 years. I bought Dan Eiland's car a few weeks ago. It is a
> beautiful MkIA from El Paso (Hi Dan). The car has a strange charging
> problem that I hope someone has seen before. The car still has a generator.
> The ammeter runs in the negative upon startup, and the red dash light comes
> on, it goes more negative (-15) when I put the lights on. But if I rev the
> engine to 3500rpm the ammeter jumps to a positive reading and the red light
> goes out. The funny thing is that it will stay this way (a positive
> reading)for the rest of the drive regardless of engine speed. But if I turn
> the car off it will run in the negative the next time I start it up until I
> get the chance to rev it to 3500. This happens without fail every time I
> start the car. I believe the ammeter is working properly because the
> headlights are very weak untill I hit the 3500 mark for the first time,
> then they pop on like someone threw a switch.
>
> I really am a newbie on such matters so any ideas would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Greg Shaw
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