1978 Mercury 1150 Charging System

[jeast]

does this engine charge the battery while running or just keep the engine running. if it does charge does anyone know the voltage it should be charging at?
at the battery mine reads about 12.45 while it is running.

 

[Chris1956]

Re: 1978 Mercury 1150 Charging System

That motor charges the battery while it's running. It doesn't charge too much at idle and about 6Amps at high RPM.

 

[jimg984]

Re: 1978 Mercury 1150 Charging System

check when idling and then check at higher rpm

 

[gunnerb]

Re: 1978 Mercury 1150 Charging System

i have a 77 1150 thunderbolt, does it charge the battery ?

 

[Chris1956]

Re: 1978 Mercury 1150 Charging System

please start a new thread. BTW - it should charge the battery.