Richard
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- Joined
- Apr 6, 2000
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- Location
- Knoxville, TN
- Tractor
- International 1066 Full sized JCB Loader/Backhoe and a John Deere 430 to mow with
I did a full harness rewire last winter/spring. (new harness, new ammeter / instruments, new lights, batteries, ignition switch.... virtually EVERYTHING except for the tach and water/oil info. I even replaced the button for ignition and the other button for the ether.
I'm confused on the Ammeter although I THINK I followed the directions correctly. If I DID then I'm simply confused how it works.
My understanding / presumption: When the tractor (IH-1066 btw) is running and for example, the lights are on, the ammeter would be on the LEFT side of "zerro" as you no longer have a full charge and as the batteries get to full charge, it will "tend towards zero"
What is happening (and my presumption of what it means).... when tractor is running, the ammeter is actually in the slight positive. I turn the lights on and it goes FURTHER into the positive (right side of meter). What I'm presuming THAT means is it's showing me how much power is being drawn off the alternator. Turn the lights on, uses more juice....so it goes FURTHER to the right showing that it's creating more juice.
Question: What has to happen to have it show on the LEFT side of zero? I've never (ever) seen that happen yet. I've been out there with LOW batteries (enough to have to jump start) yet, when it starts, it's showing a pleasant "slight positive", turn lights on and it shows MORE positive.
I'm somewhat baffled..... but then.... I'm THINKING it's reporting back to me the charge in the battery. If instead it's ignoring the battery and instead, telling me how much power the alternator is providing, then it seems to make sense.
So, what part of above, do I have totally wrong, slightly right or other??
I'm confused on the Ammeter although I THINK I followed the directions correctly. If I DID then I'm simply confused how it works.
My understanding / presumption: When the tractor (IH-1066 btw) is running and for example, the lights are on, the ammeter would be on the LEFT side of "zerro" as you no longer have a full charge and as the batteries get to full charge, it will "tend towards zero"
What is happening (and my presumption of what it means).... when tractor is running, the ammeter is actually in the slight positive. I turn the lights on and it goes FURTHER into the positive (right side of meter). What I'm presuming THAT means is it's showing me how much power is being drawn off the alternator. Turn the lights on, uses more juice....so it goes FURTHER to the right showing that it's creating more juice.
Question: What has to happen to have it show on the LEFT side of zero? I've never (ever) seen that happen yet. I've been out there with LOW batteries (enough to have to jump start) yet, when it starts, it's showing a pleasant "slight positive", turn lights on and it shows MORE positive.
I'm somewhat baffled..... but then.... I'm THINKING it's reporting back to me the charge in the battery. If instead it's ignoring the battery and instead, telling me how much power the alternator is providing, then it seems to make sense.
So, what part of above, do I have totally wrong, slightly right or other??