[DeTomaso] Amp Meter Readings and a/c charging

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/19/13 1 24 50, charlesmccall at gmail.com writes:


> Is this true Mike? Right after starting my engine, even with a fully 
> charged battery the ammeter is well to the right, as the starter sucks a lot of 
> juice. I now have a battery tender so it is always fully charged, but 
> before, it would stay to the right for a while as a function of how long it had 
> been since I drove the car. If you shut the car off and have fans running 
> or something, the needle will go to the left. Perhaps his ammeter is a 
> little extra sensitive, but the operation sounds more or less normla?
> 

>>>Engine off and pegged at MINUS 75 (and fans are normally switched with 
the ignition).   Even if the fans are running (as they do on my car because 
of the way it's been rewired), you won't see a full-scale deflection to the 
negative side.   There's something desperately wrong there, I think.....

Mike