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  1. MarcusOReallyus

    M1009 Gen 1 issues- im confused

    Sir Richard, that was massively confusing. :shrugs:
  2. MarcusOReallyus

    M1009 Gen 1 issues- im confused

    It's on the back of the voltmeter.
  3. MarcusOReallyus

    M1009 Gen 1 issues- im confused

    That seems to be the most likely explanation. 14.4 is a happy alternator. You don't have a charging problem. Did you check voltage from the rear battery + post to ground? Can you post some pics?
  4. MarcusOReallyus

    M1009 Gen 1 issues- im confused

    Filaments sometimes look good, but aren't. Use some jumpers to apply 12v to them and see what they do. Other than that, it's what Rick said. Time to check and clean everything. The first thing I would do is to measure voltage on each battery with the engine running to see what you really have.
  5. MarcusOReallyus

    M1009 Gen 1 issues- im confused

    Nope. Incandescent light bulbs change resistance when they are lit due to the heat of the filament. The only way to get the correct resistance is to measure the current flow and do the math. You need to get better acquainted with the non-Hollywood version of history. We put out a lot of...
  6. MarcusOReallyus

    M1009 Gen 1 issues- im confused

    Sorry, Rick, that's the way it is. The design requires the current to flow through the GEN 1&2 bulbs, and they have to allow the correct amount of current to pass. LEDs won't, and that will break your charging circuit. It's a brain-dead stupid design. I can't imagine why anybody thought that...
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