want to double check what my ammeter shows is "normal"
short version- i never seem to get a large + reading- it always hovers just above 0. I'm assuming this is because my battery is fully charged?
Long version- in my quest to rehab my 8n, i've basically replaced every component in the charging system.
in no specific order:
New battery
New cables (good quality, large cables)
new wiring harness
new ammeter
new voltage regulator
"new to me" 20 amp genny
new belt, properly adjusted
I had the smaller, 11 amp genny on and i could not get enough juice to charge my battery with the lights on. I lucked out and scored a bigger 20 amp genny on ebay. I swapped that in and now have enough juice to run my lights without discharging. my only issue is that i dont seem to get large positive charges anymore. my dad has an 8N and he will get like +10 amps when he first starts it up. mine never swings but a few amps past 0.
started the tractor yesterday for the first time in 2 weeks, it fired right off in 1/2 a revolution with no issue. Key on ammeter jumps slightly negative. lights on its further negative. start it up and it shows slight charge, pull lights it goes down then comes back up.
so is this normal for a fully charged battery? I was expecting to see larger voltage swings right after start up, settling down near 0.
short version- i never seem to get a large + reading- it always hovers just above 0. I'm assuming this is because my battery is fully charged?
Long version- in my quest to rehab my 8n, i've basically replaced every component in the charging system.
in no specific order:
New battery
New cables (good quality, large cables)
new wiring harness
new ammeter
new voltage regulator
"new to me" 20 amp genny
new belt, properly adjusted
I had the smaller, 11 amp genny on and i could not get enough juice to charge my battery with the lights on. I lucked out and scored a bigger 20 amp genny on ebay. I swapped that in and now have enough juice to run my lights without discharging. my only issue is that i dont seem to get large positive charges anymore. my dad has an 8N and he will get like +10 amps when he first starts it up. mine never swings but a few amps past 0.
started the tractor yesterday for the first time in 2 weeks, it fired right off in 1/2 a revolution with no issue. Key on ammeter jumps slightly negative. lights on its further negative. start it up and it shows slight charge, pull lights it goes down then comes back up.
so is this normal for a fully charged battery? I was expecting to see larger voltage swings right after start up, settling down near 0.