Re: faint glow of the battery light
Posted by HH56 On 2012/1/19 20:25:12
Grounding either wire doesn't matter on that motor unless there is a short. Factory used a 20 amp fuse and that should blow if there is excessive current.
Again you have the problem of ordinary meters not having enough capacity in trying to check current. Look at your meter and see what the max amp rating is. If 10amp, probably need something else as the meter fuse may blow but if 20 MAYBE you could measure by configuring for amp measurement & putting meter in series with one of the leads.
You could get an ordinary inexpensive universal aftermarket ammeter at the parts store that will read higher. You can use that to test the motor (although the graduations are coarse so mostly guesstimates) or it could be added in series in the circuit just like cars with ordinary instrument panel ammeters and give you an idea what the generator is doing. Several have added one in the engine compartment just to keep an eye on things. In your case you'd probably want it inside--at least till the problem is found. Here are some of those available at Amazon.
I don't know anyone using the powergen personally but don't recall hearing any negative. Downside is cost and if it fails in the middle of nowhere might be hard to get replacement or find someone to work on it.
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Again you have the problem of ordinary meters not having enough capacity in trying to check current. Look at your meter and see what the max amp rating is. If 10amp, probably need something else as the meter fuse may blow but if 20 MAYBE you could measure by configuring for amp measurement & putting meter in series with one of the leads.
You could get an ordinary inexpensive universal aftermarket ammeter at the parts store that will read higher. You can use that to test the motor (although the graduations are coarse so mostly guesstimates) or it could be added in series in the circuit just like cars with ordinary instrument panel ammeters and give you an idea what the generator is doing. Several have added one in the engine compartment just to keep an eye on things. In your case you'd probably want it inside--at least till the problem is found. Here are some of those available at Amazon.
I don't know anyone using the powergen personally but don't recall hearing any negative. Downside is cost and if it fails in the middle of nowhere might be hard to get replacement or find someone to work on it.
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