Meyer'sTR3
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My ride is a 1960 TR3 that has been converted over to 12 volt with alternator. I did not do the conversion. It seems that for some reason I am getting low voltage output or low amp output. I am not too sharp about these charging things. The problem raised its head only when I drove the car at night using the headlights. Next day I had a very low battery. If I don't use the headlights it seems to get by okay. I took it to a auto parts store so they could hook up their gizmo and check the amps/volts. They said I had a good battery, but the voltage regulator was putting out low volts. Being as the voltage reg is inside the alternator I decided to replace the alternator with a new one to cover both bases. Nothing changed. I am still getting a low amp reading on the dashboard amp gage. It goes well into the negative as soon as the lights are turned on. Even without the lights it does not show a positive. Is there something else I am not thinking of that would be giving me a low output?? The new Alternator was checked before sold to me and checked out okay.