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Steve Krane (Steve_krane)
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Username: Steve_krane
Post Number: 18
Registered: 1-2007
Posted From: 76.176.33.74
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 9:05 am: | |
Running down the road, my ammeter never registers more than about 10 amps. When things get to steady-state after an hour or so, the ammeter and voltmeter "tick", about once per second. Amps go 0-10-0 and Volts go 14.0 - 13.5 - 0. This goes on forever at about 1 cycle per second with more time at the 0 amps than the 10 amps.
Is that normal? |
Edward J. Sommers (Sommersed)
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Username: Sommersed
Post Number: 25
Registered: 10-2004
Posted From: 148.78.245.13
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 11:59 am: | |
Sure, just shows that your regulator is working' If your batt was way down for some reason it would indicate a higher charging rate. Once your batt is full, and you have no other draw on them, like headlights, it should indicate 0 amps because you have no need for them, so none is produced, the bucket is full! |
Len Silva (Lsilva)
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Username: Lsilva
Post Number: 110
Registered: 12-2000
Posted From: 151.213.164.91
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 2:24 pm: | |
That's one of the things that happens when you have the big alternator on the bus without the normal bus load from the bus ac/heat.
I'll bet you would notice a difference in the timing of the "ticks" if you have all the lights on or whatever other load you can add to the bus elec system
Len |