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Re: Bel, and Alternator woes
> What I found was that even when many of the high-draw accessories
>were on, the alternator was indeed putting out 14 volts! I found that
>the big wire from the alternator to the battery typically dropped 0.1
>volts, and channel 11 was still reading in the 10s with the blower on.
>The only thing I can figure is that maybe channel 11 reads between the
>blower and ground, so 14 - 10 = 4 volts, would be the voltage drop across
>the blower.
DING, DING, Ding.... I too did the same thing when I was getting REALLY
Depressed over the "Low" Voltage that my charging system was putting
out..... Silly Electrons.
Later!
Eric Fletcher
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
St. Louis, MO
STEADIRIC@aol.com