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Tom Cavallaro · 09-19-2013, 04:01 AM

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The battery is new, with a full charge. I read that if you set the voltage at 7.4 volts it should be equal to 10 amps. This is in Les Andrews book on rebuilding the generator. Head lamps are 50/32 tail lamp 21 and 3. Parking lights in front are 3 cp
Most driving is in daylight, however sometime I am returning at dark. I too use the lights as a voltage regulator...I put the parking lights on and the amp meter reads 0 while driving at 35mph. Slight discharge at a stop. It's when I have the headlights on the discharge is about (using the dash meter) 6amps. I know I cooked the first battery and burned out the 32cp side of the headlamps. Don't want to go there again. Tom

09-19-2013, 04:01 AM	#5
Tom Cavallaro Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Barrington, NJ Posts: 280	Re: Generator for the model A Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The battery is new, with a full charge. I read that if you set the voltage at 7.4 volts it should be equal to 10 amps. This is in Les Andrews book on rebuilding the generator. Head lamps are 50/32 tail lamp 21 and 3. Parking lights in front are 3 cp Most driving is in daylight, however sometime I am returning at dark. I too use the lights as a voltage regulator...I put the parking lights on and the amp meter reads 0 while driving at 35mph. Slight discharge at a stop. It's when I have the headlights on the discharge is about (using the dash meter) 6amps. I know I cooked the first battery and burned out the 32cp side of the headlamps. Don't want to go there again. Tom __________________ I work very hard to avoid all and any mistakes. I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong.