UPDATE - Re: Alternator, Problem, -, still, no, fix., What, next?

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

To cut a long story short - replaced the alternator on Saturday and 
everything is now a-okay.

Thanks again guys..

Ewan.


>From: "RoccoPhil" <roccophil@mindspring.com>
>Reply-To: "RoccoPhil" <roccophil@mindspring.com>
>To: "Scirocco Mailing List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Alternator, Problem, -, still, no, fix., What, next?
>Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 09:19:32 -0500
>
>Ewan,
>
>Regarding the LED and no drop in the battery voltage: I don't believe you
>would really detect much of a drop from a LED simply because they are
>designed to run on such low voltage.  It's not that a drop doesn't occur -
>it does - but it isn't easy to detect.
>
>Other than testing your connections to and from the battery (check for
>resistance), I would just figure the alt is pooped.
>
>-PK
>
>
>
> > My problem at the moment is that I don't really know what the circuit
>does,
> > apart from the obvious, so I can't devise any quick test bodge wiring. I
>was
> > thinking of maybe earthing the warning connector via a bulb ( just to 
>keep
> > the potential current draw down ) and if that doesn't work to then do 
>the
> > opposite and connect to a +12v feed, via the bulb.
> >
> > Ewan.
> >
> >
> > >From: "Andy Holmes" <scalainj@hotmail.com>
> > >To: ewanhopkins@hotmail.com
> > >Subject: Re: Alternator, Problem, -, still, no, fix., What, next?
> > >Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 10:37:30 -0000
> > >
> > >Hi Ewan
> > >
> > >
> > >I'm pretty sure that recently there was a topic on this on one of the
>lists
> > >that advised that if the in dash bits/circuit was not connected (blown
>etc)
> > >then the alternator wont charge properly
> > >
> > >Its one of those bits of information i remembered because i was quite
> > >surprised by it
> > >
> > >Could be talking utter rubbish but maybe worth a look
> > >
> > >HTH
> > >
> > >Andy
> > >
> > >
> > >>From: "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
> > >>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >>Subject: Alternator, Problem, -, still, no, fix., What, next?
> > >>Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 10:30:53 -0000
> > >>
> > >>As the subject says, I have not been able to fix my charging problem. 
>I
> > >>Replaced the regulator with a new one but am still getting minimal
> > >>charging.
> > >>I noticed that, if I disconnect the alternator warning lead from the
> > >>alternator, the led in the instrument cluster does not come on and 
>there
> > >>is
> > >>no difference in the voltage level at the battery. If the the led 
>and/or
> > >>diode in the cluster were blown would this stop the alternator 
>charging.
> > >>Is
> > >>there a simple way of testing the alternator without dismantling it -
>can
> > >>I
> > >>meter the warning circuit ?
> > >>
> > >>TIA,
> > >>
> > >>Ewan Hopkins
> >
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