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Richard and Rhonda · 08-20-2008, 10:42 PM

One more thing. Were you running the genny the whole time? When I do that, and that's all the time in Texas, to run the house AC, it will cause the ammeter to appear to be draining the chassis batts. That's because when the charger first goes into action it charges at greater than 14 volts. Since the alterator is regulated at 13.7, the current is actually running backwards through the ammeter, BUT the battery is getting it's charge. Freaked me out the first time it happened.

Oh yeah, you've checked the belt tension on the alternator?

08-20-2008, 10:42 PM	#4
Richard and Rhonda Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Huntington WV Posts: 1,041	One more thing. Were you running the genny the whole time? When I do that, and that's all the time in Texas, to run the house AC, it will cause the ammeter to appear to be draining the chassis batts. That's because when the charger first goes into action it charges at greater than 14 volts. Since the alterator is regulated at 13.7, the current is actually running backwards through the ammeter, BUT the battery is getting it's charge. Freaked me out the first time it happened. Oh yeah, you've checked the belt tension on the alternator? __________________ Richard Rhonda Ty and Alex Entrekin 1995 Newell # 390 DD Series 60, Allison World Trans Subaru Outback toad CoMotion Tandem Often wrong, but seldom in doubt Rhonda's chronicle https://wersquared.wordpress.com/