- 1. 70 spit battery not charging (score: 1)
- Author: KHOCO@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 23:53:53 EDT
- I'm still trying to get the spit up and running. latest and I think the last problem is that the battery is not charging. I don't think the charging system has worked since I bought the car. I notic
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00659.html (8,304 bytes)
- 2. Re: 70 spit battery not charging (score: 1)
- Author: SLCL914@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 00:02:29 EDT
- on the same topic, does anyone out there know exactly what it takes to charge the battery? I've heard it is done just by running the car, i've heard you have to rev the engine, ive heard you actually
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00660.html (7,296 bytes)
- 3. Re: 70 spit battery not charging (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter S." <alfapete@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 22:04:36 -0700
- Provided the alternator etc is operating properly and your battery does indeed need charging, it'll start charging the moment the engine is running. How long it has to charge will depend on how low t
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00661.html (8,187 bytes)
- 4. Re: 70 spit battery not charging (score: 1)
- Author: "rbonilla" <richard@bonilla.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 07:03:27 -0600
- in order to charge the battery to a full state, i imagine it would depend on the overall performance of the electrical system...a good hour long drive should charge up most systems...however, if you
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00662.html (10,760 bytes)
- 5. Re: 70 spit battery not charging (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <ddashwoo@ect.enron.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 10:35:57 +0100
- Don't remember seeing a reply to this. Sounds like your "rebuilt" generator isn't working properly - get it checked out, and take it back if it proves to be faulty. Dean -- Listers I'm still trying
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00701.html (8,724 bytes)
- 6. Re: 70 spit battery not charging (score: 1)
- Author: KHOCO@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 02:52:47 EDT
- Finely got around to testing the generator and I think your right. I connected the terminals together and then checked it with my meter to ground. I should be reading around 15 volts at 750 rpm. All
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00752.html (7,441 bytes)
- 7. Re: 70 spit battery not charging (score: 1)
- Author: "RALPH JANNELLI" <RALPH.JANNELLI@Prodigy.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 08:20:34 -0400
- This may seem silly but did you polarize the generator when you installed it? I the polarization is reversed it will not charge. There is no guarantee that it is correctly polarized when you buy it.
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00755.html (8,266 bytes)
- 8. Re: 70 spit battery not charging (score: 1)
- Author: KHOCO@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 09:40:24 EDT
- Not silly at all. The spit is the first car with a generator iv'e owned in a long long time and I did not not know about polariziing the generator. I did polarize it when I was told how to do it. th
- /html/spitfires/1999-09/msg00762.html (7,565 bytes)
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