[Farmall] H Charging Problem

[Larry Holderman]

I will try a volt meter, I thought that the load tester would show a weak or
shorted cell



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net>
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Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] H Charging Problem


> 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>
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> 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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