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Jim    Posted 08-17-2024 at 19:09:42 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [Email]  
  • Amp gauge
  • My jubilee amp gauge jumps 0-30 bounces back and forth battery is charging but gauge keeps jumping back and forth??

    JMOR    Posted 08-20-2024 at 12:13:39 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [No Email]  
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  • Another possibility:
    IF....it is really reaching a 30 amp current, then the current limiting function in VR would try to protect the 20 amp generator by reducing or stopping charging. Then when reduced , it tries to resume, thus oscillating between excess amperage and little to no amperage. Maybe caused by bad battery, bad VR, etc.

    Ed Gooding (VA)    Posted 08-18-2024 at 08:32:27 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [Email]  
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  • Start with the easy, no-cost stuff first. What is the condition of the wiring to/from the ammeter gauge? Does it have good insulation with no exposed sections? Do they also have good, rust-free connections?

    What type of ammeter do you have - the factory inductive type or the later type with two separate terminals for your connections?

    Jim    Posted 08-21-2024 at 19:48:15 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [Email]  
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  • The wiring harness is a new Dennis Carpenter, new ammeter with two separate terminals and new voltage regulator. I have polarized the voltage regulator.

    JMOR    Posted 08-22-2024 at 17:24:04 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [No Email]  
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  • What is drawing 30 amperes?
    Does it do same if battery has been on charger overnight?

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