I'll do it this week. In series at the battery or where?
"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
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Try a handheld digital multimeter. Bet your guage is off.


"Randy Ross" wrote in message
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I have to assume so as it does the same thing each time out... discharge
at
low spped and overchargeat high sppeds
"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
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Are you sure that the volt meter is accurate?


"Randy Ross" wrote in message
news My 1982 Searay with a Merc 470 has been getting fluctuations in the
volt
meter on the helm. Below 1200 RPM it shows to be slightly
discharging.
But
when I get higher RPM than that it overcharges. I haven't overhaeted
the
engine or anything to ruin the voltage regulator and have had no
battery
or
other electrical problems since it started. Voltage regulator or
something
else? And is there any real problem with it overcharging for short
period
of
time? I turn everything on electrical I can when this happens.