Hi,
For the last few weeks I have noticed that the rate of charge indicated on my ammeter has been less than normal. I replaced the alternator belt today. What a riot that was, I had to take off the pulley as the belt would not fit between the block and the pulley. The onboard battery charger was on overnight so the battery voltage on a voltage meter was 12.52volts. When I start the engine the ammeter does move over to the right a bit and if I take the positive battery cable off the engine it does continue to run. I measure the voltage at the battery with the engine running and it is about 12.8 volts. I measure the voltage at the alternator output post and it's 13.8 volts. Shouldn't I get that 13.8 into the battery? Last season the ammeter needle swung over to the right to at least 15 amps and now it just moves over a bit. Am I loosing that voltage somewhere?
For the last few weeks I have noticed that the rate of charge indicated on my ammeter has been less than normal. I replaced the alternator belt today. What a riot that was, I had to take off the pulley as the belt would not fit between the block and the pulley. The onboard battery charger was on overnight so the battery voltage on a voltage meter was 12.52volts. When I start the engine the ammeter does move over to the right a bit and if I take the positive battery cable off the engine it does continue to run. I measure the voltage at the battery with the engine running and it is about 12.8 volts. I measure the voltage at the alternator output post and it's 13.8 volts. Shouldn't I get that 13.8 into the battery? Last season the ammeter needle swung over to the right to at least 15 amps and now it just moves over a bit. Am I loosing that voltage somewhere?
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