[DeTomaso] Electrical questions--HELP!

[SOBill at aol.com]

Thomas is absolutely correct.
 
The ammeter is intended to only show the current flowing into or  out of the 
battery.
 
If you connect a load on the battery side of ammeter, the  current coming 
from the alternator to supply that load will cause the ammeter to  erroneously 
indicate a charging current going into the battery.
 
All loads in the car should be connected to the terminal of the  ammeter 
which comes from the alternator so that only charge or discharge  currents from 
the battery flow thru the ammeter.
 
 
 
In a message dated 4/29/2007 2:00:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se writes:

Do you  have any consumers connected directly to the battery instead of 
through  the cars wiring?

The new fans perhaps?

If so, then any current  these consumers are using will have to go 
through the ammeter and it will  indicate that it is charging the 
battery, when in fact the current goes to  the consumer instead of to the 
battery.





SOBill  Taylor
sobill at aol.com



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