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Charging isssue #1693653 11/02/14 09:16 PM 11/02/14 09:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 331 Cincinnati Oh F fasthawk6 OP enthusiast
fasthawk6 OP enthusiast F Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 331 Cincinnati Oh	I run a 75 amp powermaster alt and my amp gauge is all over the place. headlights even fluctuate as the amp gauge does.

Re: Charging isssue [Re: fasthawk6] #1693654 11/02/14 09:37 PM 11/02/14 09:37 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,686 A Andrewh master
Andrewh master A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,686	what voltages are you seeing? what vr are you using? what changed?

Re: Charging isssue [Re: Andrewh] #1693655 11/02/14 10:03 PM 11/02/14 10:03 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 331 Cincinnati Oh F fasthawk6 OP enthusiast
fasthawk6 OP enthusiast F Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 331 Cincinnati Oh	voltage is all in the 13's but all over, just not a steady out put. I have tried most all vr's from you usually parts stores. I had the best luck with the old black square box style. I ran extra grounds from motor to body to.

Re: Charging isssue [Re: fasthawk6] #1693656 11/02/14 10:52 PM 11/02/14 10:52 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Toss the OE alt back in & see if it straightens out live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Charging isssue [Re: RapidRobert] #1693657 11/05/14 02:40 PM 11/05/14 02:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 28 Montana D DDodger member
DDodger member D Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 28 Montana	could be lots o things including alternator bad connections in several places, you have old new harness?

Re: Charging isssue [Re: DDodger] #1693658 11/08/14 11:45 PM 11/08/14 11:45 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 331 Cincinnati Oh F fasthawk6 OP enthusiast
fasthawk6 OP enthusiast F Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 331 Cincinnati Oh	Sorry I have not got back in here, work has been kicking my butt but when I get a chance I will toss the alt back on but I am pretty sure it did it with the oem alt and the powermaster just magnified the problem if I remember.

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