On Feb 17, 9:40*am, "Wild_Bill" wrote:
You might try taking a current measurement with a small lamp of a known
operating current (the current can easily be looked up online, by the lamp
number).

This way, you can determine that the meter will give a reading in the
appropriate ranges, of close-to published specs.

--
WB
.........
It's feeding 16V to the battery when it's running and the battery is
connected.

Or put the lamp across the battery without touching the charging leads
and see if the current increases, proving all your connections are
good.

jsw