So I hooked everything up like you suggested Jerry, and I got the needle to move, but only on the 0.5 mAh setting. The needle seemed like it was trying to all the way left, instead of going to the right like it does on a usual measurement. The needle would not budge on the 50 mAh or 250 mAh settings. What does this mean?
Something is not right. It should move to the right. Unhook both wires from the generator and test the polarity of it making sure to reset your meter to read volts.