Ampmeter question

[Mike Hodgins]

Just got done putting my Ford 850 back together and all seems to be running fine except the ampmeter indicator is running a little below the zero and it looks like it's discharging. Have run it about three hours so far and all seems fine.

Any suggestions as to if I should be concerned about this.

It is a 6 volt set up all original.

Thanks

 

[Bern]

Put a voltmeter on the battery after it's been running for a while, but before you shut it off. If it's over 7 volts, it is indeed charging.

 

[Anonymous-0]

It will run for a long time in a no charge condition.

 

[souNdguy]

old ammeters can be off a few amps either way.. charged batteryes don't need much charge.. IE.. a charged battery on a old ammeter may be showing 0 or -1.. etc.

check votls on the battery.. if 7+ at throttle you should be good.

with engine off and lamps on what do you show?

soundguy

 

[Greg in MO]

(quoted from post at 11:24:21 08/23/09) Just got done putting my Ford 850 back together and all seems to be running fine except the ampmeter indicator is running a little below the zero and it looks like it's discharging. Have run it about three hours so far and all seems fine.

Any suggestions as to if I should be concerned about this.

It is a 6 volt set up all original.

Thanks

Well, if you weren't thinking like me when I put my 860 back together, you may have wired the ammeter backwards. My ammeter is still original and just has a wire passing through the induction coil on the back of the meter. I had run the wire the wrong way through the coil, so when it was charging the meter indicated discharge. I flipped it around and it worked fine.

Hopefully your problem is as simple as mine was.

Greg