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Will a bad ammeter make my lights flicker? #508571 10/26/09 09:45 PM 10/26/09 09:45 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 266 Seattle Wa PowerWagonDude OP enthusiast
PowerWagonDude OP enthusiast Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 266 Seattle Wa	My headlights in my 75 D300 flicker bright and dim and my heater does the same thing at random times. I replaced the voltage regulator and it is charging. I looked for bare wires and taped up worn ones. Could it be my ammeter? 5568892-Turkey009.JPG (46 downloads)

Re: Will a bad ammeter make my lights flicker? [Re: PowerWagonDude] #508572 10/26/09 09:52 PM 10/26/09 09:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,910 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,910 Grand Prairie,Texas	Not unless the wires on it are loose. I would suspect the bulhead connectors.

Re: Will a bad ammeter make my lights flicker? [Re: stumpy] #508573 10/26/09 11:45 PM 10/26/09 11:45 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,095 Valencia, España NachoRT74 master
NachoRT74 master Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,095 Valencia, España	although thats a tipical Mopar simpthom by default, is increased by the bulkhead conection damages and loosen wires at ammeter, but not realy by the ammeter itself ( unless studs inside ammeter are loosen too from inside ) With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela

Re: Will a bad ammeter make my lights flicker? [Re: PowerWagonDude] #508574 10/26/09 11:47 PM 10/26/09 11:47 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	clean every electrical connection in sight & everyone that isn't. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Will a bad ammeter make my lights flicker? [Re: RapidRobert] #508575 10/27/09 12:11 AM 10/27/09 12:11 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O 70Cuda383 Too Many Posts
70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	Quote: clean every electrical connection in sight & everyone that isn't. and replace your damaged wires with new ones. taping over them did nothing but "hide" the problem! old wires with insulation that's cracked and fallen off will also have corroded copper under whats left of the insulation. the resistance will be higher, so you will get less voltage flowing through them, and what flow you DO get, will cause excessive heating, causing further damages, up to and including catastrophic electrical fires Photobucket sucks

Re: Will a bad ammeter make my lights flicker? [Re: 70Cuda383] #508576 10/27/09 01:14 AM 10/27/09 01:14 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Do the madd bypass but at least run a heavy wire from the alt+ to the bat+ with a fuselink in it. Check and reinforce your grounds.

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