Short to ground in my alternator?
Could be short. But a short should have blown the fusible link or fuse - not sure how its wired now.
Could be blown out diode(s). Try it on the low scale 200.
Touch the probes together to find out the what the meter is calling zero.
Use the alternator's housing or attaching hardware as the ground reference.
These are both field terminals.
Each one is connected to a spring loaded carbon brush and held in place with the screw.
They are insulated from the housing BUT
But I don't know what Powermaster did to that alternator. They may have grounded one.
And the green wire connects to what?
Here's an example of a revised squareback brush and terminal assembly that was grounded with a metal washer.
Originally the revised squareback was an isolated field alternator and insulating washers were used.
Could be short. But a short should have blown the fusible link or fuse - not sure how its wired now.
Could be blown out diode(s). Try it on the low scale 200.
Touch the probes together to find out the what the meter is calling zero.
Use the alternator's housing or attaching hardware as the ground reference.
These are both field terminals.
Each one is connected to a spring loaded carbon brush and held in place with the screw.
They are insulated from the housing BUT
But I don't know what Powermaster did to that alternator. They may have grounded one.
And the green wire connects to what?
Here's an example of a revised squareback brush and terminal assembly that was grounded with a metal washer.
Originally the revised squareback was an isolated field alternator and insulating washers were used.