860 electrical

[TJAllen]

I never had an amp meter on my 860. After putting power steering on it among other things and having the tin off I put one in. It doesn't show any charge. If I put a volt meter on the generator it shows 6.5 volts, and on the battery it shows 6.5 volts. Is it charging or not.

Tim

 

[old]

Check battery voltage with the engine not running then check it with the engine running. If the battery voltage is say 6.2 when stopped and then 6.5 when running its chargeing but not chargeing much. You should get some where around 6.5 out of the battery when not running and around 7 to 7.5 when running
Hobby farm

 

[RAB]

7.2 volts is regarded as the top limit on modern day set-ups (ie 14.4V on a 12 volt system - 15V would be too high and would indicate a fault situation where excessive electrolyte would be lost due to electrolysis and the battery would likely be regularly at an elevated temperature, both of which is/are not good for battery life). Modern batteries are not so forgiving as earlier technology and a sealed-for-life or gel-electrolyte batteries will not tolerate over-charging.

Regards, RAB