Callaway Charge issues

[ydrogs at gmail.com (Gordy Stedman)]

Just for a check make sure the exciter wire has continuity and is not broken
anywhere between the fuse block and the alt.  I thought that self
exciting theory was bullshit.

On 9/25/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> So a Mk1 will not self excite?
>
> I did run a dedicated ground to the battery.  I actually put jumper
> cables on the battery negative and put the other end to various parts
> of the alternator, block with no effect either way.
>
> There is some homegrown rats nest bullshit near the positive.  There
> is a some sort of spring type disconnect between the actual positive
> terminal (I see them on Porches) twist it and it makes contact--that
> kind of thing.  As well the positive itself to the alternator doesn't
> look great so I will be fixing all that crap today and all of the
> smaller auxillery power wires... (there seems to be about 8 of
> them?!?) are put together with a few bolts holding the small lugs
> together and alot of electrical tape.  Grrr.  I need to unfuck that.
>
> So that is my project for the AM.  And oh yea blue wire.
>
> Thanks all.


-- 
Gordy
MK1 x 5