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Old 01-06-2011, 08:26 PM
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Default 106 Ammeter jump.
My ammeter jumps all over the place, especially at full throttle. I have had my 106 completely apart. Painted it, and took a dremel with a wire brush to all contacts. I have "dressed" the points in the voltage regulator. I still have a jumping (nervous) ammeter. It acted the same way before doing the above. Today, I found an ammeter at the flea market and swapped it out. Still jumpy. Took a digital voltmeter, and got over 14 volts steady at the battery. I am now at a loss as to what to try next. Hoping for some ideas. Otherwise, a terrific running 40 year old cub.

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Old 01-06-2011, 08:35 PM
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2 bad ammeters? That's a common failure mode for them.
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I'm with Matt on that one......That's probably why it was at a flea market......
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Old 01-06-2011, 09:19 PM
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Default Jumpy ammeter
If you can get a cheapie at the auto parts store and hook it inline and see what happens. If its steady, you got your answer, and you'll have a spare.
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I must remember to follow this thread. Mine does the same thing. VR tested fine. SG rebuilt. All conatacts cleaned. Same thing. The one thing I haven't tried is an new ammeter. Began to think it was just the nature of the beast.
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Old 01-07-2011, 05:15 PM
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I would make a suggestion to clean & polish all connections and terminals to the Voltage Regulator PLUS, make sure that the V/R has a good ground connection. There should be zero ohms resistance between the V/R foot (or case) to the battery negative terminal.
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Mine's like that too and alot of stuff is new except the meter and the wiring. Messed up.
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Old 01-09-2011, 09:29 PM
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Ok, forget those old cheap broken $1.00 ammeters . I went back to the flea market and got me a $2.00 (guy originally wanted $3.00), NEW ammeter. Hate to say, still jumps. DARN!!! The flutter seems to come in waves. Still a nervous meter.

Admittedly, the wiring harness is old and somewhat brittle. I don't think it would be that difficult to make up a new one. Or, I may just give up and accept the flutter. Really not all that big a deal.

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Be sure you sg belt is not slipping...
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