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Alternator testing
« on: 16 December 2008, 13:46:52 »
Finally managed to find the time - and patience to get this alternator off the car, done quick visual checks, spring connectore diode pack etc, nothing obviously amiss - are there any actual tests thst can be done  - bench testing wise, or is it a case of clean-refit-and-hope??
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Re: Alternator testing
« Reply #1 on: 16 December 2008, 15:31:23 »
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Finally managed to find the time - and patience to get this alternator off the car,  ...... - are there any actual tests thst can be done  - bench testing wise, or is it a case of clean-refit-and-hope??

Take it to your local friendly auto-spark!  :y  :y
The last time I took an 'failed' alternator of a car (my Diseasal Astra) to my local auto-spark it was given a clean bill of health. So I took the car to him where he just cleaned up the various earth / chassis connections etc. & all was OK  :y  :y
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Re: Alternator testing
« Reply #2 on: 16 December 2008, 16:31:44 »
I recall bodging something together involving with a drill press and a fan belt once. It wasn't pretty or particularly safe, in all likelihood.  ::) A decent auto electricians (if you can still find one) should be able to test one, as said.

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Re: Alternator testing
« Reply #3 on: 16 December 2008, 16:39:45 »
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.....and a fan belt once.  .....

You sure it wasn't an auxillary drive belt?  :-/  ;)  ;)
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Re: Alternator testing
« Reply #4 on: 16 December 2008, 21:04:08 »
no andy def not belt - that was only changed 3k ago. cant think of anything else it can be, but really dont want to go thru all the bother of taking it off again - bloody nightmare!!
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Re: Alternator testing
« Reply #5 on: 16 December 2008, 23:10:46 »
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no andy def not belt -  ......


Sorry!  ;) I wasn't suggesting the belt auxillary belt, just nit picking on the terminology used .... ie fan belt rather than the technically correct term of aux belt on an Omega
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