Pinned Ammeter
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Pinned Ammeter
Driving this morning and noticed the Ammeter pinned to the plus side at high RPM. Turned on the headlights and fog light and brought it down to +10. At idle it went to full negative with lights on. The regulator was rebuilt about 4 years ago and converted to solid state. I need some help diagnosing this. Thanks , H. TC 6424
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Re: Pinned Ammeter
Can you test the battery voltage, it may be low which would cause the dynamo to charge higher. If I remember correctly it should be 13.2v (2.2v each cell) [b][i]Norman Verona[/i][/b]11 Cherry Close, Royston, South Yorkshire S71 4LZPhone: 0044 (0)1226 728811Mob: 0044 (0)741 9905 741[b][i]Web: www.frenchblat.com[/i][/b] [b]From:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]Howard Shempp hshempp@gmail.com [mg-tabc]
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[b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Pinned Ammeter Driving this morning and noticed the Ammeter pinned to the plus side at high RPM. Turned on the headlights and fog light and brought it down to +10. At idle it went to full negative with lights on. The regulator was rebuilt about 4 years ago and converted to solid state. I need some help diagnosing this. Thanks , H. TC 6424
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Re: Pinned Ammeter
Agreed, a bad battery could cause this. Happened to me once long ago.
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On 10/28/2017 11:03 AM, 'Norman Verona' norman@frenchblat.com [mg-tabc] wrote:
Can you test the battery voltage, it may be low which would cause the dynamo to charge higher. If I remember correctly it should be 13.2v (2.2v each cell) [b][i]Norman Verona[/i][/b] 11 Cherry Close, Royston, South Yorkshire S71 4LZ Phone: 0044 (0)1226 728811 Mob: 0044 (0)741 9905 741 [b][i]Web: www.frenchblat.com[/i][/b] [b]From:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]Howard Shempp hshempp@gmail.com [mg-tabc] [b]Sent:[/b] 28 October 2017 18:30 [b]To:[/b] T-ABC List mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Pinned Ammeter Driving this morning and noticed the Ammeter pinned to the plus side at high RPM. Turned on the headlights and fog light and brought it down to +10. At idle it went to full negative with lights on. The regulator was rebuilt about 4 years ago and converted to solid state. I need some help diagnosing this. Thanks , H. TC 6424
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Re: Pinned Ammeter
Open circuit battery voltage should be 12.0-12.6
Engine off, all electrical equipment off.With engine running @ about 3,000 RPM, All electrical equipment off up to but not over a 2.0 volt increase.With engine running @ about 3000 RPM all electrical loads on .5 to 2.0 volts above base battery voltage.
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Can you test the battery voltage, it may be low which would cause the dynamo to charge higher. If I remember correctly it should be 13.2v (2.2v each cell) [b][i]Norman Verona[/i][/b]11 Cherry Close, Royston, South Yorkshire S71 4LZPhone: 0044 (0)1226 728811Mob: 0044 (0)741 9905 741[b][i]Web: www.frenchblat.com[/i][/b] [b]From:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com?] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]Howard Shempp hshempp@gmail.com [mg-tabc]
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[b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] Pinned Ammeter Driving this morning and noticed the Ammeter pinned to the plus side at high RPM. Turned on the headlights and fog light and brought it down to +10. At idle it went to full negative with lights on. The regulator was rebuilt about 4 years ago and converted to solid state. I need some help diagnosing this. Thanks , H. TC 6424
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Re: Pinned Ammeter
Howard, There was corres on this some months back. The ammeter is a cheap design and if the needle sticks at max usually a simple tap on the glass resolves all. Find an alternative solution fast if smoke is detected !
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On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Howard Shempp hshempp@gmail.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: [u][/u] Driving this morning and noticed the Ammeter pinned to the plus side at high RPM. Turned on the headlights and fog light and brought it down to +10. At idle it went to full negative with lights on. The regulator was rebuilt about 4 years ago and converted to solid state. I need some help diagnosing this. Thanks , H. TC 6424
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Re: Pinned Ammeter
I have a problem with one of the solid state regulators done by the late Bob Jeffers, where it doesn't charge at all. You may have the opposite problem. Try switching back to the original if you have it. If not, you may have to buy one.
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Thanks, all. Checked the battery and it says 13.2v open circuit. When all lights are on and the car is idling, it goes to full negative. Bought a new battery since this Optima is 5 years old and will wait to put that in but I don't think that is the problem.
On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 8:15 PM Allan Chalmers allanchalmers@yahoo.com> wrote: I have a problem with one of the solid state regulators done by the late Bob Jeffers, where it doesn't charge at all. You may have the opposite problem. Try switching back to the original if you have it. If not, you may have to buy one. Allan
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From Optima battery care: Open circuit voltage (OCV) and storage: OCV: 34 / 34R / 34/78 / 34M / 75/25 / 78 / 35 / 25 (about 12.6-12.8 Volt for a new, fully charged battery) D34 / D34/78 / D27M / D31M / D27F / D75/25 / D35 / D31T / D31A / D51 / D51R / DS46B24R / D34M (about 13.0-13.2 Volt for a new, fully charged battery) https://www.carid.com/images/optima/inf ... .html
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Thanks, all. Checked the battery and it says 13.2v open circuit. When all lights are on and the car is idling, it goes to full negative. Bought a new battery since this Optima is 5 years old and will wait to put that in but I don't think that is the problem.
On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 8:15 PM Allan Chalmers allanchalmers@yahoo.com> wrote: I have a problem with one of the solid state regulators done by the late Bob Jeffers, where it doesn't charge at all. You may have the opposite problem. Try switching back to the original if you have it. If not, you may have to buy one. Allan