762shooter wrote:
I have edited the original post to reflect what I
really meant. OKC_Kent, sorry that it looks like I'm
talking one part and your answering another.
BTW,I think I now have the problem solved, the wires
are staying cool instead of melting and when I put
my volt meter on the battery it shows the following,
give or take a tenth or two.
12.4v at rest and idle,
13.2v to 13.5 reving up and,
14.3 when the volt reg kicks in.
Thanks OKC for showing me the wiring diagram.
How long did you let the battery charge before checking your voltage?
If the old memory bank serves me, a battery can read even less than what you measured and still over charge, if the charge current is too high but the battery has not yet had time to reach full capacity.
Do you observe any water loss in your battery or does it get hot?
This may be totally the wrong approach and there is nothing wrong with your regulator. The fused circuit may just be over-loaded. Has someone gone in and added another circuit, with significant power consumption?