On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 20:05:17 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

Nathan Young wrote:
: I would be very surprised if that is normal behavior. What kind of
: loads does the ammeter indicate? (With the landing light on/off).

If there's a voltmeter (built-in), chances are there *isn't* an ammeter.

That is unfortunate, but not surprising. My PA28-180 is the exact
opposite. It has an ammeter which indicates alternator output, but no
voltmeter.

When you couple the lack of information provided by the plane's
instrumentation, and the lack of electrical knowledge by most A&Ps, it
is quite obvious why electrical gremlins are a major haunt to GA.