28-09-2017, 07:04 AM
Voltages off charge are all close and complicated by the “surface charge” effect. Voltage on charge is more meaningful. Anything routinely much above about 7.2 volts whilst on summer charge indicates a full or near charge (conventional full Maintenance battery). Even 3 amps into a fully charged battery will produce significant gas and spray , although I am surprised that this evident outside the battery with the plugs in place. If simply removing the fuse is awkward presumably extending to a remote switch can be contrived. If a digital meter is erratic with all inside the cabin try a resistor of a thousand ohms or so across it and/or a car capacitor/condenser or somesuch. if it is intact, correct, and working a pity to fiddle with the summer resistor.
Much of the attraction of Sevens is the simplicity; fancy electrics potentially introduce more obscure problems, and the non standard can puzzle. No Seven had a voltage regulator. Seems that with LEDs an alternator would be a extravagant and superfluous.
As for Forum contributor title, I can think of a comical few, but the arch sarcastic and dismissive contributors would misinterpret, so will stick with the innocuous. And Tatty, I am actually a recent contributor.
Much of the attraction of Sevens is the simplicity; fancy electrics potentially introduce more obscure problems, and the non standard can puzzle. No Seven had a voltage regulator. Seems that with LEDs an alternator would be a extravagant and superfluous.
As for Forum contributor title, I can think of a comical few, but the arch sarcastic and dismissive contributors would misinterpret, so will stick with the innocuous. And Tatty, I am actually a recent contributor.