Just been on my lunch and I checked the voltage accross the battery while
the car was idling again, and it showed as 14.35V! That was after quick 5
minute drive, where I also didn't experience the car struggling at
3-4000rpm! Hmmm there is some strangeness going on here.
Once again, any thoughts?
cheers
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "John J. Black" <helejohn@neteze.com>
To: "John Hobson" <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; "Laura Gharazeddine"
<Laura.G@141.com>; "Robert Gunther" <rjgunthe@bellatlantic.net>
Cc: "Spitfires mailing list" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 3:09 PM
Subject: RE: Re: warning light and alternator
> Hi Guys
> 16+ volts is to high, you are in danger of boiling the battery when you
have
> that much output, you are looking for figures around 14.5-15 Volts. I
would
> suspect a regulator fault with 16+ volts.
> I hope it helps.
> Regards
> John J Black
> Waterloo Drivetrain Systems
> http://www.waterloo-dtr.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John Hobson
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:18 AM
> To: Laura Gharazeddine; Robert Gunther
> Cc: Spitfires mailing list
> Subject: Re: Re: warning light and alternator
>
>
>
> I bought a multimeter yesterday and checked the battery, the results
> were:
>
> engine not running - 12.9V
> engine idling, no extras - 16.9V
> engine revving, heater, lights, wipers, stereo, indicators - 16.5V
>
> Which seems to suggest that the battery/new alternator is very healthy,
> although the 16V readings were higher than I expected. Although this
> morning driving to work with lights/heat/stereo on the car seemed to
> struggle at around 3000-4000rpm (after that I cut the
> lights/heat/stereo). I don't know if this is another problem(clutch
> slipping maybe?) or if it suggests that the alternator wasn't the problem
> and my battery is getting drained because of another problem somewhere
> along the line. Or I might just be being paranoid as I often do after
> something breaks on Saskia, I seem to notice any oddities about the car
> and instantly attribute it to whatever the last problem I had was! I
> wish I didn't worry so much!
>
> cheers
>
> John
>
> --- Laura Gharazeddine <Laura.G@141.com> wrote: > > Run down to "Radio
> Shack" and buy a cheap voltmeter, VOM or DVM.
> > > They can be purchased for about 10 bucks.
> >
> > Good idea!
> >
> > Voltage s/b around 12 volts.
> > > without the engine running, and 13 volts with the engine charging.
> > > If your light is not flickering and is off, then you most likely
> > fixed the
> > > problem.
> >
> > Ummm...I hate to break this to you all, watching for the red ign/alt
> > light to come on, but...the last time my altenator went out, I was
> > coming back from Ventura and by the time I was half way home, I noticed
> > that my headlights were dimming and I didn't have any turnsignals-but
> > the red ign light never came on. Car died 25miles from home, AAA came
> > out and the guy was really nice, trying to trouble shoot the car. It
> > was then that I noticed that the ign light didn't light up at all when
> > I turned the key. Got home (with my last AAA free call) and put the
> > battery on the charger. Noticed again after charging that the light
> > didn't go on when I turned the key-but at least I had enough charge to
> > run the car in daylight.
> >
> > According to my mechanic, that the ign light didn't come on at all was
> > a symptom of a bad altenator. (This one lasted a WHOLE week!) When we
> > got the replacement altenator on, guess what? The red light came on
> > when I turned the key-as it's supposed to.
> >
> > Nigel's getting a voltmeter from Radio Shack for Christmas!
> >
> > Laura G.
> >
> >
>
>
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