There are test procedures in the Bentley manual, but they're done in
situ.?? Section NNN for the 3-armature types used in BJ8s.? I think you
could bench test using these procedures, but you'd need a variable
voltage power supply and possibly a good battery for a load.
Bob
On 9/19/2017 9:56 AM, John Vrugtman wrote:
> my experience with those boxes, 2 tried, 1 worked, 1 did not.
> John
>
> On 9/19/2017 12:43 PM, Simon Lachlan wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I don?t suppose you remember the generator saga to do with my
>> nephew?s BJ8, the one in Paris.....
>>
>> Well, we got everything working with a rebuilt genny and a new
>> control box. That was time ago and we?ve had no charging issues since.
>>
>> When he bought the car, it came with a very generous ?box of bits?*
>> amongst which were 2 apparently new control boxes. The one in the car
>> ?looked? new but it was about as much use as a chocolate teapot. So
>> that?s gone in the bin. All that?s left are two Indian control boxes,
>> one in the car plus one in its box.
>>
>> PLUS, one ?NOS? ? they said ? Lucas control box which looks pretty
>> dodgy to me. That came off French eBay.
>>
>> AND, one that I bought off British eBay...NOS. It says ?Made in
>> England? but not Lucas. It is VERY similar to the Lucas version. Same
>> size, same mountings, same weight even. Still boxed.
>>
>> Anyhow, is there any way of bench testing these wretched things?
>>
>> I?m tempted to suggest ditching the spare Indian control box and
>> carrying my ?Made in England? version as a spare.
>>
>> If these things are reliable as the water pumps from India...well,
>> it?s just trouble in store???
>>
>> A bench test anyone??
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Simon
>>
>> *The ?box of bits?.....boxes of front suspension parts, king pins,
>> oil cooler.....masses of stuff, all new. Plus a load of various
>> additives which had to be thrown away as not accepted by the shipping
>> company.
>>
>>
>>
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