I was thinking of taking a look inside the old one, what's the best way
to get the bolt off the end as it's on a spinning column. Is it ok to
jam a screw in the fan bit to stop it from turning? Will it be obvious
if the brushes are worn?
cheers,
John
--- "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk> wrote: > Just out of interest, did
you have a look inside the old alternator?
> Its worth looking at the brushes, often they wear away leaving you with
> a
> malfunctioning alternator.
> Replacing them is easy (10mins) and they cost a couple of quid. Mgiht
> leave
> you with a spare alternator.
> cheers
> Tim
> John Hobson wrote:
>
> > You remember that battery warning light that was flickering last
> week?
> > Well it wasn't just being a bit odd, it was trying to tell me that my
> > alternator was on it's way out! Coming back from work on Friday,
> first
> > radio cuts out, then dash lights dim, and then car seriously loses
> power
> > and then nothing, about 2 miles from home.
> >
> > Anyhow I managed to pick up an alternator from Spitfire Graveyard for
> #10
> > and fitted it yesterday. Seems to work ok, got me to work this
> morning
> > (although to be on the safe side, no music, heating or lights). At
> work
> > I checked the battery level with a hydrometer, which showed that the
> > levels are about the same as they were at the beginning of the
> journey
> > (about 1/2 an hour journey time). The hydrometer does seem to show
> > different levels though depending on how much of the acid is sucked
> into
> > it. Anyway should I have expected a significant charge increase over
> > this journey? Is there any other way that I can check the charge?
> Am I
> > using the hydrometer correctly (it's a halfords own-brand one). The
> red
> > dash light doesn't glow any more, which is a good sign, although
> going on
> > recent experiences I don't trust just that.
> >
> > cheers
> > John & Saskia
> >
> > ____________________________________________________________
>
> --
> Tim Dafforn
> Structural Medicine
> Department of Haematology
> CIMR
> University of Cambridge
> Wellcome-MRC Building (Level6)
> Hills Road
> Cambridge
> CB2 2XY
>
> Tel. (01223) 336829
> Fax. (01223) 336827
> http://smokeroom.cimr.cam.ac.uk/
>
>
>
____________________________________________________________
|