New Battery Losing Charge

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Thansk guys - maybe I was being a bit harsh on auto-elec - apologies for those I have offended. I still have faith :-)

I'm at work now and have just returend the FLUKE to it's owner and he tells me I should of had the settign on the diode setting and not V setting. I was usign V setting all along.

Yes SRAT the FLUKE does have that diode symbol on it.

SPlash

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Finga
6 simple tests with the multi meter and he can test the whole unregulated charging system ( stator and rectifier) These unregulated charging systems, battery voltage has a lot to do with the size and type of battery. I have just been through the exact same thing before I fitted a regulator
Station-rat

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DO I need to re-test whilst on diode setting?

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The rectifier--- Yes High reading one way,low reading the other = OK
The Stator --- No you need a low ohms setting for this test, and the stator resistance is on the diagram that I e-mailed to you

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Tahnsk SRat.

I will hope to re-test in a few days time. I have to ask again for the FLUKE.

Appreciate you all sticking by through all this!

SPlash

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OK Boys...

I'M BACK! This time with a FLUKE 787 ProcessMeter Multimeter. A BEAST!

Ok - It has the diode setting and a range of 0 - 40Mohms.

I need to know what scale I use. I cannot obtan the 2000k range as mentioned previously.

SPlash

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I can measure in the following ranges:

400 ohms
4k ohms
40 kohms
400 kohms
4 Mohms
40 Mohms

I guess 4M (4000k) is closest to 2000k range...

Which one to choose??

SPlash

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All you are looking for is one high reading and 1 low reading for the rectifier test, so 4K or higher should be fine

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Does it show a 1 without the leads touching, and 000 when the leads touch together, when in the diode test position?

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Hi SRAT.

wo leads touching "0.L"
with leads touching "000.0"

I do not knwo what "0.L" means. The 0 is zero btw.

I am still coming to grips how to use this beast.

For the diode setting dial, a picture of a diode is highlighted in blue background.

on the top left portion, a blue button is present which I guess I need to press to select the diode mode - please confirm.

When this blue button in corner is pressed, I am unable to select any range settinng as it appears to lock into a default range setting itself..

SPlash

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dunno what i'm doing wrong but i get nothing on either polarity when I use the blue diode setting.

THoughts?

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Just try a high ohms setting and see if you can get it to read

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If you can't drive the multimeter, then take the rectifier to the guy that owns the multimeter and see if he can test it for you.

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Ok - here ar ethe results. Not very happy with these results. I am losign faith a bit...

ANyway, here they are:

yellow/grey 0.6213, 1.623
red 0.575, 1.952
red+yellow/grey 0.231, 1.731
red + yellow 0.224, 2.004

Range 4M ohm without diode setting

Thoughts?

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If you can't drive the multimeter, then take the rectifier to the guy that owns the multimeter and see if he can test it for you.

How do I take the rectifier out? After you said this, I/m not to sure I am even measuring the rectifier now....