Re: Alpine electrics
John Souders (frodo4(at)ix.netcom.com)
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 15:04:49 -0700
You wrote:
>
>
>Hi.
>
>The Alpine is currently suffering from an electrical problem and as I
>try to avoid anything electrical due to being totally clueless I'm
>hoping for a few pointers from the list. The story goes: bought a new
>battery (of the same type as already fitted to the car) Sunday morning
>and the car started fine and everything looked OK. Sunday afternoon
>and the entire car's electrics (apart from ignition/starter) had
packed
>in. I checked the fuses and found that one had blown. Now, I'm under
>the impression that one fuse is for the ignition and one is for all
>the other electrics, so if the car was still starting and running then
>the fuse that had blown must be the "other" electrics. I changed the
>fuse but still nothing works - the new fuse has not blown. Anyone any
>ideas on what to look at next? By way of diagnosis tools I have a 12V
>bulb and two bits of wire. I haven't put them to use as yet but am
>hoping to take a look at the car tonight. Luckily (?) this happened 2
>days *after* the MOT, not before - but did happen on one of the
>sunniest days we've had :(
>
>Cheers & thanks for any pointers,
>Dave W.
>
Briefly - yes there are 2 fuses, one for the things switched via the
ign switch and one for things that are on all the time. BUT the
headlights are not fused, they are connected to the other side of the
fuse holder.
SO:
1. What does and what does not work now.
2. Is the fuse holder clean - they can get pretty dirty and prevent a
good connection to the fuse.
3. Does your bulb and wire tester indicate any power to any part of the
fuse holder - try both ends of both fuses to ground.
4. What Series Alpine - dynamo or alternator.
5. Do you have an ammeter on the car - what does it show.
John Alpine IV