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weird alternator happenings...

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Subject: weird alternator happenings...
From: "James Carruthers" <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:03:38 -0000 (GMT)
Hi Listers,


I finally got around to making a bracket to mount the A127 alternator I
got, fits in there prefectly now.

Anyway, some wierd things are now happening.

I had to jump start the car, as there wasn't quite enough juice to start
the car (having been sitting in the road for a week now, and the
substandard charging I was getting before)

Weird stuff thats happening... the ignition light stays on... I can't
start the car without jump starting (the battery doesnt have enough power
to even engage the solenoid)

But here is the weirdest thing, when the alternator is plugged in (engine
not running), the voltage at the battery starts to go down. When I unplug
it, it jumps up a volt or to and stops going down.




James


1977 Pimento Red Spit

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