Re: 8N parasitic draw 6V

In Reply to: 8N parasitic draw 6V posted by TravisUT on March 08, 2026 at 15:36:44:

Absent a short to ground somewhere or, perhaps a welded (stuck) VR contact, there should be no "parasitic draw" in your OEM 6V 8N electrical system.

That said, your generator should generate 8+ volts while charging a discharged 6V battery.

Your voltage readings to 2 decimal places tell me that you are using a digital multimeter to measure voltages. Absent a good DMM that will accurately measure RMS voltage, you cannot successfully use an inexpensive DMM to measure voltages in a charging system using a vibrating contact voltage regulator.

Sounds to me that your charging system is operating as it should.

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• Re: 8N parasitic draw 6V - TravisUT 21:01:03 03/08/26 (1)
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