I had a charging issue too. Found that the brushes were sticky so offering
poor contacts.
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT charging well now - if there's anything to charge...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Hunt [SMTP:paul.hunt1@virgin.net]
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 4:33 PM
> To: Steven Miller; MGS Digest
> Cc: smille@earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: Charging problems
>
> Is your ignition warning light working correctly? The light is necessary
> to
> supply the initial excitation to the field of the alternator which starts
> it
> charging. However on a used alternator you may well find that charging
> will
> start anyway but not until 3000 rpm or so.
>
> The ignition warning light should glow when you first turn on the
> ignition.
> Once the engine starts the light should go out over 1000 rpm or so. Then
> when you switch the ignition off the light should glow again until the
> engine stops spinning (this may not happen on cars with an ignition
> relay).
> Also check that you have 12v on the thick brown(s) at the alternator plug.
>
> If all that is OK, with the engine running, measure the voltage at the
> thick
> brown at the alternator plug. If it is still 12v then the alternator is
> bad
>
> PaulH.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Miller <bonding@hotmail.com>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Cc: smille@earthlink.net <smille@earthlink.net>
> Date: 10 November 1999 16:47
> Subject: Charging problems
>
>
> > Ok, for the most part I am lurker, I find that eventually most of my
> >questions are answered before I have to ask them. With that said, I have
> >been having problems with the charging system on my midget. Ok so the
> >problem is that it is not charging. So here are the spec's. It is a
> 1974
> >MG midget with a 1275 motor. (chrome bumpers and all). It has a new
> >Battery, and alternator. As far as I can tell all of the wiring is good.
> >Does anyone have any thoughts as to what else could cause the problem. I
> am
> >bringing the alternator in to be tested today, because I am not getting
> >anything over 12 volts off of it. With all of this said, as far as I can
> >tell the voltage regulator is built into the alternator.
> > Not a well organized letter, but if anyone has anythoughts as to
> where
> I
> >should look please email either on the list or at:
> >Smille@earthlink.net
> > or
> >Bonding@hotmail.com
> >
> >Please respond, this is currently my daily driver!
> >
> >Thanks for all of your help
> >Steve Miller
> >
> >'74 midget -no charge
> >'82 lebaron convertible -no headgasket, no carberator,no camshaft
> >
> >P.S. Patience is for people with too much free time.....
> >
>
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