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Engine Amp Meter 84FC - Keith Strehle - 04-24-2007 09:05 While driving at night recently I noticed that my lights were pulsing ever so lightly. Hardly noticable but when I looked at the amp meter I saw that it was pulsing also. The needle ticks back and forth across the + side. It also looked to me like it pegged on the + side when I used the retarder. Thanks for your help, Keith 84FC35 Engine Amp Meter 84FC - Pete Masterson - 04-24-2007 11:08 I notice the same thing when the primary power is coming from the engine alternator -- some of the lights pulse -- especially the 120 v incandescent lights in the bathroom -- this is particularly noticeable when the engine is at idle. I presume that the alternator output is varying slightly at low RPM. I assume that the variation is below the level that the regulator can control... However, I haven't noticed any movement in the gauge needles when this is occurring... (My retarder is not electric, so that isn't an issue for me.) Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 aeonix1@... On the road at Johnson City Texas On Apr 24, 2007, at 4:05 PM, Keith Strehle wrote: > While driving at night recently I noticed that my lights were pulsing > ever so lightly. Hardly noticable but when I looked at the amp > meter I > saw that it was pulsing also. The needle ticks back and forth across > the + side. It also looked to me like it pegged on the + side when I > used the retarder. > > Thanks for your help, > > Keith > 84FC35 > |