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leo a. pierron
Member
Username: andy_from_ar
Post Number: 27
Registered: 01-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 01:12 pm: | 
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I have a 115 merc. ,84 model.When i got it the stator was bad.I put on i new one and alls well,but my amp gauge& fish finder both said it puting out16+ amps wot.It drops down to 14+ at times but goes back up. Is this normal? |
JB
Senior Member
Username: beckerjs
Post Number: 1778
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 01:36 pm: |
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is your battery fully charged or is it going bad? Is the battery an automotive type? |
Mark Jensen
Member
Username: eyeman
Post Number: 9
Registered: 04-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 04:28 pm: |
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Are you sure we're talking amps and not volts? Typically the dash has a volt gauge. It may be a regulator. |
leo a. pierron
Member
Username: andy_from_ar
Post Number: 28
Registered: 01-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 09:26 pm: |
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I meant volts. The battery is a large marine type 3 years old that hasn,t given me any problems.I can switch it to one of my trolling motor batterys thear new.I had a bad conection on one of my main cables fixed it today maybe thats it.I just thought that 16.10-16.20 volts was high |
Fastjeff
Senior Member
Username: fastjeff
Post Number: 6380
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 06:07 am: |
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..."I had a bad conection on one of my main cables"
Uh-oh! That may have blown the diodes in your rectifier. I suggest testing it out with a voltmeter.
Jeff |
leo a. pierron
Member
Username: andy_from_ar
Post Number: 29
Registered: 01-2009
| | Posted on Monday, August 03, 2009 - 08:36 am: |
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Well i checked battery & rectifier both are good.Still running about 16 Volts most of the time then goes down to 14 & back up.Could it be my voltage regulator? |
Fastjeff
Senior Member
Username: fastjeff
Post Number: 6414
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 03, 2009 - 11:10 am: |
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I don't think that year had a voltage regulator.
Jeff |
