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Originally Posted by slowandsteady
Late last season the needles on both my tachs, bridge and lower helm, started bouncing. This season neither work and my the gauge says that I am only charging at around 10 volts. There does not seem to be any adverse effects on my batteries. I’m thinking I should get my alternator bench tested. Engine is Perkins 6.354 and I already checked the belt and wire connections. Anyone else experienced this issue?
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We had the same problem, turned out to be a bad wire from an oil pressure sender to the exciter terminal on the alternator. This circuit allows the engine to start and develop oil pressure before the alternator puts a charge load on the engine.......
PS...same motor.