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| | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 61 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 61 | My truck has been converted to 12 volts. Every thing I read says the ammeter does not have to be fiddled with to work, yet mine does not. Is this info correct?
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Bill
Tempe, AZ
Bill S.
Tempe, AZ
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That is correct info...no fiddling needed. The crux of the issue is, was it converted properly. If it was done wrong, your ammeter might not function the way it was intended to work.
Did your conversion involve a alternator, or did someone install a 12 generator?
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 61 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 61 | A 12 volt generator that I just had rebuilt and know functions correctly. However the ammeter has never worked.
Bill
Tempe, AZ
Bill S.
Tempe, AZ
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If you had the 12 volt generator installed along with a new 12 volt voltage regulator and the charging systems works, but doesn't register a charge (or discharge) on the ammeter, then I would surmise that the ammeter is broken
The generator charges the battery THROUGH the ammeter. If your system is staying charged, then it's a mechanical failure of the little movement inside the ammeter. Does this sound right.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Sounds right to me. Check to see if the meter is wired up. Sometimes someone will bypass it if something is not working right. It should have a heavy gauge wire on each term.
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