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

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Aware of the amps in the ammeter wires, no problems yet. I believe an ammeter
will tell me more about the battery's charge state than a voltmeter - assuming
the car starts. : )
When the ammeter shows charge (though not the usual) you know its the diodes.
Voltmeter would still show 13-14+ volts. Alt light might glow. 
Wouldn't a voltmeter show 13-14+ even when charging at 20 or 30 amps? One might
think the battery is OK even though it really needs charging. 

Ken 


Quoting Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx:

> 
> Actually a volt gauge is safer.
> Pretty helpfull once you know what your watching for too!
> 
> I picked up a nifty little volt gauge at a black and decker outlet store.
> Made by vector, plugs into the cig lighter.
> Digital.
> Backlit and the screen swivels for clear viewing!
> All for a whopping $6.
> 
> I got it for my kid in the 98 since he has added a sub and amp and it now has
> 150k on it.
> I told him what to look for.
> I figure I'll probably get a phonecall anyway, " hey dad the car wont
> start".
> 
> An ammeter can cook if not shunted and it or the wiring fails.
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
> " I realize that death is inevitable.
> I just don't want to be around when it happens! "
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> > Ken Ames wrote:
> > > I think I like the ammeter more (BHTJM), both would be best. : )
> > 
> > Oh sure! Yeah, once you get some tool or technique figured out it works 
> > for you. You can watch the ammeter and know what normal is for sure. You 
> > could even argue that you can tell more, like if it's taking too long to 
> > come up to 0 amps the battery was deader than before.
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