Jim,
What kind of alternator is it?
The Tiger 2 used a 6RA relay to isolate the alternator field.
If you're not getting a charge (quick check if you have a voltmeter: with
the key off you should have @ 12v at the battery. With the engine running it
should be closer to @ 14v, increasing with engine speed to @ 15v or so. If
not, suspect either the alternator or the voltage regulator.)
Tom
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 6:52 PM, Jim <jim@island.net> wrote:
> Well... I have a bit of an update.. I changed the solenoid out for a new
> one... connected the battery and the car fired right up...BUT the
> alternator
> isn't charging...
> I installed a '3 wire' alt last year and up until this problem, the 'gen.'
> light worked properly but now will not come on with key on/engine off ( it
> didn't come on at any time yesterday while I was driving ). I pulled the
> gen. light wire from the alt. and grounded it (like the alt is supposed to
> do ) with key on/engine off and the light worked fine... Hmmmm.. so I
> checked that terminal on the alt. and it had 12v .My local electrical
> 'guru'
> is now thinking some kind of feedback voltage scenario and he's ordering
> parts to fix the alt. Not much more for me to do until that's fixed. It
> doesn't quite explain everything but getting closer...
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stu Brennan [mailto:stubrennan@comcast.net]
> Sent: August 16, 2010 3:39 PM
> To: 'Jim'; tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Tigers] Electrical problem... Lucas or...Ford?
>
> I've seen the Ford solenoids weld themselves ON twice. Once on a girl's
> Maverick at work, where I whacked the solenoid with my shoe and that
> freed it. And once on the Tiger. I forget what I hit it with but it's
> not as easy to get to as the one on the Maverick. It worked OK for the
> rest of that day, but I replaced it as soon as I could.
>
> Stu
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