In a message dated 95-08-07 07:51:03 EDT, dmw(at)tadpole.co.uk (David Wilkinson)
writes:
>Not having had a car before with an AMP gauge before, what should I
>expect this to read. At idle the needle sits a couple of millimetres
>below zero, this rising to a couple of millimetres above zero on the
>move. Tapping the gauge (the fix for the petrol gauge :-) ) has no
>effect.
>
>I ask this because of a problem I encountered yesterday on a 120 mile
>round trip. Previously and since the problem I have had no
>starting/electrical problems (petrol gauge apart) but at the half way
>point I tried to start the car and got the typical flat battery
>response - groaning noise from starter. This happened a second time but
>the third time the car started as normal.
Sounds as if your ammeter is working correctly. My Series V (with alternator
of course) ammeter works comparably, although just after startup the guage
reads about +15 amps for a minute. The fact that the starter responded in
different fashions (actually getting better later on) after similar driving
and guage readings makes me think the starter could be your problem, or
perhaps a loose connection to or from it.
Dick Sanders
Seattle
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