[Farmall] H Charging Problem

[Jim Becker]

Put a voltmeter on the battery.  If the reading is low when it is putting 
out the 20 amps, it is working properly.

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Hass" <gkhass at avci.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] H Charging Problem


>
> My IH 574 did that once. Stupid me, I took it to the dealer who would know 
> what to look for. After putting $90 in parts and labor and having the same 
> result, they checked the battery and found it was shorted; however I had 
> no trouble starting the tractor. When I chewed them out for wasting all 
> the money, their reply was that all those parts would have needed 
> replacing soon anyhow. They have not seen any more of my electrical 
> problems. The easiest thing to try would be another battery that is known 
> to be good. Second would be if you have an automatic charger that you 
> could put on the battery and see if it charges up and shuts off. This may 
> not be your problem, I am just sharing my experience.
> Greg Hass
> Michigan
>
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