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BIGSHCLUNK

June 25, 2019, 08:14:37 PM
Just at idle I get needle bounce bad on the volt gauge.  Goes away with a few R's. I have not had charging system issues. I did have the same bounce when it was an amp gauge. Seems to have gotten worse. Where do I check? What do I look for ?  :notsure:

Cuda Cody

#1
June 25, 2019, 08:37:09 PM
You changed the amp gauge and it still bounces?  Is it a bad gauge?  Is it the vibration from the car idle causing it?   :huh:

BIGSHCLUNK

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June 25, 2019, 08:41:56 PM
 :thinking: ... don't think the gauge is bad.....  :notsure:  As for the vibration, the bounce doesn't the idle.

Chryco Psycho

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June 25, 2019, 09:02:31 PM
Voltage typically will fluctuate at idle as the Reg switches often there is not enough rpm to keep it steady as you are finding it becomes steady as the RPM rises ,
the situation might improve with a different reg or alt . It seems the gauge is accurate  :bigthumb:

BIGSHCLUNK

#4
June 26, 2019, 03:17:13 PM
I'm starting to wonder it it's just not from the LOW output @ low R's. But then I would think  :notsure: NIKKI would not be the only one with this issue. I dont recall any other threads over the years mentioning this (C-C, D-C, FEBO, FBBO ).  I can live with it providing there's no FIRE related issue................  :stop:

Chryco Psycho

#5
June 26, 2019, 03:23:28 PM
How old is the reg ?
Most are Chinese made now , mine would only last one year on my Cummins
That is the first part I would replace to see if it changes anything

Bullitt-

#6
June 26, 2019, 05:10:35 PM
test at the battery with a separate meter to confirm the voltage is fluctuating.
I'd guess there is a poor connection somewhere, perhaps the blue wire to the voltage regulator or alternator... or a poor ground  :alan2cents: 
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dodj

#7
June 26, 2019, 07:12:42 PM
It's the gauge. No automotive voltmeter responds that quickly to spikes. That is a voltmeter dressed up as an ammeter?
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dodj

#8
June 26, 2019, 07:16:30 PM
Quote from: BIGSHCLUNK on June 25, 2019, 08:41:56 PM
As for the vibration, the bounce doesn't the idle.
Not sure I understand this?
"There is nothing your government can give you that it hasn't already taken from you in the first place" -Winston Churchill

BIGSHCLUNK

#9
June 27, 2019, 10:05:54 AM
The bounce does not correspond to the idle. If that makes sense??  Seems to bounce faster (per se)  And it doesn't take many R's to get it to level out

I did swap out the reg a few years back - made no difference.  I'm sure its qwong hong dong.....

Yes I've done the voltmeter conversion 3-4 years ago by now. 

dodj

#10
June 27, 2019, 12:04:29 PM
Do you have an analog voltmeter to test with to confirm or deny  it is the gauge?
"There is nothing your government can give you that it hasn't already taken from you in the first place" -Winston Churchill

BIGSHCLUNK

#11
June 27, 2019, 07:40:31 PM
I still have a craftsman engine analyser! ya it's analog for sure. 

dodj

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June 27, 2019, 07:43:24 PM
Quote from: BIGSHCLUNK on June 27, 2019, 07:40:31 PM
I still have a craftsman engine analyser! ya it's analog for sure.
Now there's a classic!
"There is nothing your government can give you that it hasn't already taken from you in the first place" -Winston Churchill

BIGSHCLUNK

#13
June 27, 2019, 07:51:12 PM
just like BIGS....  :rofl:

BIGSHCLUNK

#14
June 27, 2019, 07:53:14 PM
Anyway, what am I checking vs battery? Alt output at low R's?
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