I've been thinking about getting a replacement alternator and keeping this as a spare but wanted to post up to see if anyone has any ideas. I pushed it back into the housing but at the end of the day I wonder if that single diode is just - toast. That old post above references another post mentioning that one of my diodes was just hanging in the breeze until I found out about it when I pulled the alternator. BUT at measured with a VM off the battery, voltage never drops below 13.3 or so. You see where I"m going with this.Įven when I rev the engine to 3k, with all this stuff on, I see maybe 12ish volts +- at the dash VMs where I would expect to see something like 13+ ish or so. If I have headlights, a turn signal, my heater blower, and brake lights on, shouldn't my normal, at idle voltage be over 11, even with just a 55A alternator? All measurements at the dash, currently with nothing on, just ignition going, I see about 14.3, maybe 14.4 - at the dash voltmeters. It's been like this for a couple years and I thought it was just the way it is but it doesn't make sense in the way I understand things to function. Posted: Tue 4:37 pm Post subject: Another alternator charing question - this time hopefully simpleĪ while back I posted this start=0 regarding my alternator.Ĭurrently, I'm running the same alternator and VR and it's working well enough, except for under heavy load at idle (according to 2 volt meters - VDO and a plug-into the cigarette hole digital VM - both wired to the fuse box). Quick sort: Show newest posts on top | Show oldest posts on top Another alternator charing question - this time hopefully simple
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |