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35w Halogen too much?
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<blockquote data-quote="John Appleton" data-source="post: 10166" data-attributes="member: 760"><p>I am not even sure I have the Amp meter hooked up correctly. I hooked the feed (not sure if that is the correct term) from the generator/battery to the discharge side of the ampmeter and the "load" side (going to the lights) to the charge side. Would that be correct?</p><p>Thanks</p><p>Tom</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Tom, the way you have wired your ammeter is not correct. All it will show is what your lights are consuming at any given time.</p><p>what you should have is :-</p><p>1) wire from "A" of the regulator to one side of the meter.</p><p>2)wire to the battery on the other side of the meter.</p><p>3)wire to the lights on the same side as wire from "A"</p><p> </p><p>Now with engine not running and lights turned "on" your ammeter should show a discharge. If not , swap all wires to opposite sides of the meter.</p><p>With the engine running the ammeter will show the true situation as to what is happening to the battery, ie.with the lights "on" they are being run by the generator and the meter will only show a discharge if the generator is not producing enough power and the shortfall is being pulled from the battery. Raise the revs and the situation should reverse to a charge showing , provided your bulbs are not drawing more than the generator is capable of,and the battery is not fully charged.</p><p> </p><p>John</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="John Appleton, post: 10166, member: 760"] I am not even sure I have the Amp meter hooked up correctly. I hooked the feed (not sure if that is the correct term) from the generator/battery to the discharge side of the ampmeter and the "load" side (going to the lights) to the charge side. Would that be correct? Thanks Tom[/QUOTE] Tom, the way you have wired your ammeter is not correct. All it will show is what your lights are consuming at any given time. what you should have is :- 1) wire from "A" of the regulator to one side of the meter. 2)wire to the battery on the other side of the meter. 3)wire to the lights on the same side as wire from "A" Now with engine not running and lights turned "on" your ammeter should show a discharge. If not , swap all wires to opposite sides of the meter. With the engine running the ammeter will show the true situation as to what is happening to the battery, ie.with the lights "on" they are being run by the generator and the meter will only show a discharge if the generator is not producing enough power and the shortfall is being pulled from the battery. Raise the revs and the situation should reverse to a charge showing , provided your bulbs are not drawing more than the generator is capable of,and the battery is not fully charged. John [/QUOTE]
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