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« on: November 27, 2007, 14:31:39 »
Has bitten the dusk. Broke down in a traffic queue in the hospital. Where upon the security kept harping on about me not being able to stop there, no help or anything, just 'You cant leave it there' My reply was on the lines that they are free to try and move it themselves.

Anyway, Alty is now kicking out a whopping 0.43V!

Any reason why these seem to be dropping like flies? I have a feeling it died after being dunked.
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ACK! Alternator No4!
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2007, 18:57:27 »
rich
wot are you doin to them i least get 12 months out of one

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« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2007, 19:30:47 »
mine seem to last about more than a year :?

what you running,light,winch
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« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2007, 19:59:12 »
Drop it in a bucket of de-ionised water, clean it out. Should be right as rain, unless you've blown the diode pack - but that's not too expensive :)
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« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2007, 11:02:16 »
I'll take it off, fix it and keep it as a spare. I suspect its brushes again, so fixable quite easilly.

They have all been S/H parts off a veichle of the same age so it makes sense in a way.
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-- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)

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ACK! Alternator No4!
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2007, 08:01:51 »
Move it to the top of the engine bay?
Look for a G wagon alternator. Alegedly they are fully waterproof, with a snorkel.......(ya gotta love the germans)
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« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2007, 09:18:11 »
Quote from: "rollazuki"
Move it to the top of the engine bay?
Look for a G wagon alternator. Alegedly they are fully waterproof, with a snorkel.......(ya gotta love the germans)

I was thinking that, will it fit the PAS mount?
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« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2007, 22:57:05 »
I broke 3 alternators in a month last year. gonna try not to brake any this year by making a shield for it.
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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2007, 12:49:49 »
Well its soaking in contact cleaner, pully off and diode pack off so I can check bearings. Will repack if need be, then a blast of comformal coating over the back end and work out a way to protect the oputside.

Last three died of:
Regulator pack, brushes went.
Regulator pack melted.
Grumbly bearings leading to it seizing.
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I must confess the the activities of the UK governments for the past couple of years have been watched with frank admiration and amazement by Lord Vetinari. Outright theft as a policy had never occured to him.

-- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)

EX HK Police Mitsubishi Pajero 2.8TD
Audi S2 Avant 360bhp
Transit LWB 2.5di (The Shed)

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« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2007, 20:45:42 »
Its on.

Old one had eaten the brushes again, GRRRR
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I must confess the the activities of the UK governments for the past couple of years have been watched with frank admiration and amazement by Lord Vetinari. Outright theft as a policy had never occured to him.

-- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)

EX HK Police Mitsubishi Pajero 2.8TD
Audi S2 Avant 360bhp
Transit LWB 2.5di (The Shed)

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