I've got a couple of Lucas alternators on my workbench right now that I'm
playing
with , along with a Bosch and a GM unit.. I'm deciding how I'm going to upgrade
my
TR3 and Stag.
Without some specialized tools and experience, I wouldn't recommend trying to
troubleshoot one of them. The regulator is sealed and the diodes are pressed
into a
heat sink assembly
Have you checked to see if your alternator warning lamp is good? Since some
alternators get field winding current through the lamp for "bootstrapping" if
the
lamp is no good your alternator may not work.
Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> >
> > If the voltage doesn't rise at all while the car is running, the alternator
>is
> > bad.
> >
>
> Well, the consensus seems to be that the alternator is bad. Next question.
> Has anyone ever repaired one?? Is there some component that usually fails
> (some diode maybe??) that is likely to be replacable?? Is there any chance
> it could be something as simple as dirty brushes or comutator (remembering
> that this car was apparently parked for quite sometime in what may not have
> been ideal atmospheric conditions.) One other question though, while I am
> thinking of it. Any possible reason why the the idiot light is not showing
> a charging problem?? Shouldn't the light be on all the time if the system
> is not charging at all?? Is it possible that the failure of the idiot light
> points instead to a possible wiring problem. (now that I think of it, and
> being unfamiliar with the dashboard as I have only had the car running for
> one day, I am not sure if the light comes on at all!!) Hmmmm. Now I can't
> wait to get home and look into this further.
>
> Thanks for the help everybody.
>
> bill
>
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