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Chinamo over charging.
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<blockquote data-quote="Monkeypants" data-source="post: 109481" data-attributes="member: 2708"><p>Here's my understanding of the ammeter , if wired up correctly-</p><p>It measures current (amps) flowing in and out of the battery.</p><p>A positive reading on the ammeter means the battery is receiving charge, a negative reading means the battery is being drained.</p><p>It is possible to wire the ammeter incorrectly.</p><p>I'm sure I've done that at least once in the past. The simplest screw up is to hook it up backwards, but that is immediately obvious on startup.</p><p></p><p>Side note- It was 7 degrees C yesterday when leaving Wells,B.C., so I plugged in the heated vest.</p><p>The first 60 miles was on a windy road thru deer country. We were travelling right at the time when the deer tend to be out feeding and crossing roads.</p><p>With that in mind, we cruised along carefully at 50-60 mph. In top gear, with heated vest on, 60 watt H4 headlight on, point coil ignition, the ammeter showed balance (0) or slightly positive all the way.</p><p>This was about 130 watts of electrical load for the Chinamo. Very similar output to the Alton. I think the Alton might have a slight advantage at even lower RPM, but it's not a lot. Either one does the job.</p><p>Decent!</p><p>Too bad the Chinamo factory burned down.</p><p></p><p>Glen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Monkeypants, post: 109481, member: 2708"] Here's my understanding of the ammeter , if wired up correctly- It measures current (amps) flowing in and out of the battery. A positive reading on the ammeter means the battery is receiving charge, a negative reading means the battery is being drained. It is possible to wire the ammeter incorrectly. I'm sure I've done that at least once in the past. The simplest screw up is to hook it up backwards, but that is immediately obvious on startup. Side note- It was 7 degrees C yesterday when leaving Wells,B.C., so I plugged in the heated vest. The first 60 miles was on a windy road thru deer country. We were travelling right at the time when the deer tend to be out feeding and crossing roads. With that in mind, we cruised along carefully at 50-60 mph. In top gear, with heated vest on, 60 watt H4 headlight on, point coil ignition, the ammeter showed balance (0) or slightly positive all the way. This was about 130 watts of electrical load for the Chinamo. Very similar output to the Alton. I think the Alton might have a slight advantage at even lower RPM, but it's not a lot. Either one does the job. Decent! Too bad the Chinamo factory burned down. Glen [/QUOTE]
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