Battery question.

Jim(TX)

19 volts @ 20 amps off your generator sounds weird to me, we are talking about a good'ol fashioned stock Delco-Remy 6 volt generator? Not an alternator?

Do you have an ammeter in your dash? A good V.R., and charged battery should give you ~7 volts @ 2-3 amps. A dead battery will pull more amps.

These old 6V charging systems don't do a good job charging at low RPMs, if you were putting around at idle all afternoon you might not get a good charge.

Might also want to check that you don't have a current drain while the ignition is OFF that might be draining your battery.

I pulled this from the archives, it"s very similar to my readings.

Jim(TX)

Hello again guys,
Just want to let you know how I made out after my "no charge post".
I did check the A terminal on the generator to make sure it was polarized. All ok there.
Next, connected the F terminal to ground and then saw 30 amps on the amp meter and 7.2 volts across the battery. Decreasing to 6.9 v after a few minutes. Good generator. After disconecting the F terminal the amps went to zero and volts across batt to 6.2 volts.
Next, i called my auto electric shop where I got the VR, and he told me how to adjust the voltage. Worked great, and got the voltage acrossed the batt up to 6.8 volts. I would still like to see 7 to 7.2. At this setting I am now seeing about 20 amps on the amp meter. At working rpm. Does this sound good to you?. Any comments appreaciated. And thanks for all the help.

Ron L.