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1. Alternator Testing (score: 1): Author: Alan.McEachran@anixter.com; Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:12:03 -0400; My 78 Spitfire with the Lucas alternator has totally failed to keep my battery charged. I had a "no start" fail the other dya with no lights left on from the previous ride. She has never had any such; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00032.html (7,508 bytes)
2. Re: Alternator Testing (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@COX.NET>; Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 12:27:08 -0400; Alan, Yes, you will probably fry the Fluke multimeter. A quick test to check an alternator or generator is: 1. Set the multimeter to read about 15 V. What ever scale that is. 2. With the enging NOT r; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00033.html (9,541 bytes)
3. Re: Alternator Testing (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:47:22 -0400; Simple: With a reasonably accurate voltmeter (almost any digital one), measure the output voltage with the engine running. You should get at least 13.5 volts. For the most definitive answer, check th; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00034.html (7,679 bytes)
4. Re: Alternator Testing (score: 1): Author: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>; Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 00:30:33 -0400; You should first check if your battery is still good. Try to charge the battery and see if it will hold a charge. You will have to put it under some load such as turning the head lights on and use a; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00035.html (9,198 bytes)
5. Re: Alternator Testing (score: 1): Author: Henry Stike <stiker2126@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 21:43:29 -0700 (PDT); a method i use to test to see if an alternator is working without a meter and stuff. You can do the meter thing but you can still have an alternator that puts voltage out but very lil amps if any at; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00036.html (7,388 bytes)
6. Re: Alternator Testing (score: 1): Author: <ptegler@cablespeed.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 01:04:59 -0400; generic 'condition' voltages for a lead acid car battery volts specific gravity capacity 12.6-12.8V 1.265 100% 12.4-12.6V 1.225 75-100% 12.2-12.4V 1.190 50-75% 12.0-12.2V 1.155 25-50% 11.7-12.0V 1.12; /html/spitfires/2004-07/msg00037.html (10,411 bytes)

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