[NJARC] Ampmeter on 1935 Harley Davidson

[Aaron Hunter]

My Model "A" does not have a voltage regulator but a generator cutout.  
The generator has a sliding brush to set the output to your driving 
habits.  Ford suggested a no load output of 8 amps.  But you really need 
to keep an eye on the ammeter to make sure you are charging most of the 
time and not cooking the battery.  If you have it set up for night 
driving, then you have to make sure the engine is not reved up when 
turning on the lights or you'll be driving home without them!

Aaron

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> Most cars in the old days had ammeters. A good battery system would show a  
> charge after starting and slowly go to slight charge. If something was 
> wrong  the meter would show a discharge.It was a pretty good system. As far  as 
> the relay turning off and on in the field circuit of a  generator the 
> inductance in the field coil would average out to give a  reasonable steady 
> voltage.
> Joe O'Neill
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> I'm  siding with Al. The early generators on cars and bikes were not 
> reliable at  all so ammeters were a necessary gauge if you wanted to keep the 
> battery  charged long enough to have spark!
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> Bob Bennett
> On Mar 12, 2013, at  5:39 PM, Aaron Hunter wrote:
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>> My '49 Ford  panel, '48 Dodge and '31 Model A all have ammeters.  As long 
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> as the  needle is on the plus side of "0", everything is A-OK.  A voltmeter 
> would  be a little hard to read and not as reactive as the ammeter.  An 
> ammeter  shows a discharge right away while with a voltmeter, by the time you 
> realize  the voltage is low, it might be too late.
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>> Aaron
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>>> Does anyone know why a 1935 Harley Davidson  Motorcycle would have a 
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> ampmeter mounted on the top of the gas tank rather  than a voltmeter?
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