Re: [Amc-list] Oh generator, thou doth suck.

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think I like the ammeter more (BHTJM), both would be best. : )

Ken


Quoting Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>:

> 
> Ken Ames wrote:
> > This car doesn't have an ammeter then? 
> 
> Nope. Just the GEN idiot light. Which is useful, actually, since it's 
> tied between the battery and generator, if there's any glow at all the 
> battery V is less than the generator V.
> 
> A voltmeter is more useful than an ammeter, I think; terminal voltage 
> tells you about state of charge, whereas an ammeter just says if current 
> is flowing into or out of the battery. A battery at 10V with 10 amps 
> going in it is still a dead battery... but a battery with 12.5V etc is 
> mostly charged. If the battery is a dud (high internal resistance or 
> other problem) turning on the headlights with the car off the voltage 
> will drop a little if good, a lot if bad.
> 
> I need to add a voltmeter...
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