Quote Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
So the negative lead goes to the plus side of the battery. This is measuring the Ma of the battery, or is it measuring what the generator produces when turned?
Yes +-+-+-

Voltage is potential, current (amps) is work. If you measure across the battery on volts all you see is the potential to do something. If you put the meter in series and are not cranking it or have the lights on it will show zero. If you crank the generator and still see nothing that is because the battery is/has not completed the circuit
I need help figuring out a way to measure the charge of the battery, and to figure out how to make sure that this battery is charging when I turn the handle.
If you crank the handle and you get a 100Ma reading then the battery is taking the charge because the circuit has been completed and work is being performed IE the battery is being charged.

Hope this helps.