Electrical Help Please
Maybe posting little further explaination would be useful.
Volts are a measure electrons excited. More represents higher energy in action or potential.
Amps are electrons moving.
Since you were measuring voltage at the battery, then with 14.2 V at the battery, the battery should charge and then maintain the charge.
Charging system may be working ( 14.2v running), but I still question the condition of the battery to hold a charge.
The voltage measurements, even at the battery, do not reveal if the battery is charging.
They only show the potential to charge.
If the battery is already fully charged, there will be no more chemical reaction, and no current.
Similarly if the acid was worn out or cooked out.
A good example of this was when the battery negative was disconnected with the engine running. The voltage at battery positive was still 14.2, but electrons could not flow because the circuit was open. This lack of flow could be seen on an ammeter but not on a voltmeter.
