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Half the amps?
On Fri, 06 May 2011 08:32:12 -0700, Stephen Trapani
wrote: Do you have the Fluke switched to DC amps, and on the correct scale? Yes. I'll ask the guy who loaned me the Fluke to be sure. I called Fluke. The setting I used was supposed to give me straight DC current. So...mystery NOT solved. Where's that damned Larry when you need him??? Unfortunately Larry has been MIA for a while now. You could try him he larryw4csc -at- gmail -dot- com Wilbur is correct that the alternator puts out pulsed DC but the Fluke should average that out to the correct value. The load of the battery also acts as a giant capacitor to further smooth the output. I think at this point you'll need to try temporarily replacing your other ammeter with a high quality shunt type unit and see what you get. As I understand it the output of your alternator goes directly to one side of your ammeter, and from the other side, directly to the battery? |
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