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[charlie]

right broke down on sunday, worst rain ive driven in,   battery light came on dim done about 200miles to get home,then died on me 2 miles away from home.     charged the battery put multi metre on got these results 12.70 normal
                     12.05 underload
                     12.30 ticking over
                      12.30 2000rpm
                     11.70 tick underload
                     11.70 2000rpm underload
                     10.00 on crank over
going to check whats coming out of the back of the alternator in morning.before i start, just wondering if theres any other problems barring alternator /wires that it could be
                      cheers charlie

[charlie]

ps when i put the ingnition on the battery light is dim unlike all the rest of the lights

[rob in gib]

sounds like alternator dead

should be 13.5v to 14.5 ticking over

[RobG]

voltage regulator in alternator is knackered

[charlie]

would that be the one that bolts on to the back of the alternetot part no 90509438 :-?

[KillerWatt]

Battery warning light illuminated can be down to a number of reasons (slipping drive belt, brushes, regulator, etc).

A correctly working charging system will show anywhere between 13.8V and 14.4V at the battery terminals with the headlights on at 2000rpm.

Any voltage outside of the above figures, you have a problem Houston.

[RobG]

would that be the one that bolts on to the back of the alternetot part no 90509438 :-?

Yep

[charlie]

cheers  for that, a big thank you all  hope all goes well tomorrow