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[calv]

Hi everyone, my ammeter is showing charge reading at slow speed, at high speed needle going past 8 amps and off the gauge. Not causing any issues as of yet, just find it strange. Not really clued up on electrics. Can any one help?? Many thanx

[vince]

Hi, there seems to be differences in the graduations on the various makes of ammeters fitted to bullets. So on the same charge of say 5 anps one will be off theclock while another will be halfway over. One fitted to my army bullet has no graduation just lines. Vince

[Leon Novello]

If it has just started doing this, the battery might be on its last legs. If you don`t know what you`re doing, take the battery to an auto-electrician or local mechanic, they usually do this test for nothing. If the battery is OK, there must be a short circuit somewhere in the wiring, again an auto-electrician will find the problem in a few minutes. Get it fixed, short circuits are the cause of most vehicle fires you see on the news, and if it`s parked underneath the house, it`s good night to the house as well.

[mauri]

your rectifier/regulator is gone.



change it before it bolls your battery

[PeteF]

Get a voltmeter on the battery and see the value when the engine is running. Ideally this should be 14 volts or so. Much more than this and you have a problem.

[ed.lazda]

That's exactly what my old Meteor Minor did just before the bike died with a hot, bulging battery. It was the (modern) reg-rec.