Re: [ihc] Ryan's short

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Joel,
    I don't believe the deflections are full scale.  Just fairly wild and
large as opposed to the movement such as for turn signals.  Probobly 1/4 to
1/2 scale.  The deflection also goes the same amount in each direction.

Still can't really look into it :(    Really busy here trying to get people
moved out and I also have to pack to be ready to move.  Might be able to
find some time later today.

Thanks,
Ryan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 14:47
Subject: [ihc] Ryan's short


> Ryan,
>       A full scale deflection on the ammeter is circa 60A.  The memory
wire
> on your stereo is connected to a line (lighter cct.) that at most will
draw
> about 10A before it becomes very hot and starts to alert you olfactorily.
> Full-scale fluctuations sound like either you got water in the alt, the
> brushes and/or trio/regulator are not making good contact, or the small
> plastic insulator on the back of the alt. has deteriorated, or the big
blue
> wire (10GA) is not up to snuff at its connections (bulkhead too), or
> something else is drawing something on the order of decades of amps.
Also,
> don't neglect the fact that the harness to the back of the gauge may be
> bad.  If the small nuts loosen on the back of the ammeter (am I thinking
of
> something else), this could cause what you're seeing.
>
> So, there's about 10 things to check there.  Look all around, the circuit
> isn't that complicated just makes lots of stops in the route.
>
>       Keep us posted!
>
> JoelB
>


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