Deat Battery and Alternator's

[Simon Allcorn]

OK what's the charging situation like with either alternator on the ur-q ? 
Do you get ~ 14.5 Volts at 1k rpm ? I'm guessing yes.
I'm thinking that your alternator may be OK but something else on the 4kq
charging cricuit is a bit FUBARed.

	Simon

	92 90 q

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Todd Phenneger [SMTP:tquattroguy at yahoo.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, February 07, 2001 7:14 PM
> To:	Quattro List
> Subject:	Deat Battery and Alternator's
> 
> Heya guys (and maybe a girl or two) :-)
>   My brand spankin new battery is DEAD right now.  And my
> voltage drain when parked is only about 15 ma if memory serves. 
> I'll double check.  So why is it going dead.  Heres my Theory...
>   My Alt doesn't kick on untill I rev it up to 2,500 RPM.  Oh,
> car is a 4kq.  Stock Alt did this, so I put the one from the
> ur-q in.  Same thing.  Both are 90a units.  also, at Idle my
> Voltage gauge drops from about 13.5 - 14 volts down to about 12.
>  Radiator fan sounds slower, lights dim a bit.  Shouldnt the Alt
> be able to maintain 14v at idle???  
>   So with my Euro Lights and most stop and go driving is my
> battery just getting drained over time?  Whats up?
>   If I need a new Alt...what are my options.  I'm seriously
> considering buying Avi Meron's 130a  14.8v unit.  But $200 is a
> lot of money.  I could re-build it for much cheaper myself
> couldn't I?  Whats involved in a stock re-build.  I probably
> should get the 130a unit as I have 400w of lights (200w on low
> beam) and a decent amp running the Stereo so I probably need the
> big unit.  But, just thought I'd look at my options. 
>   Thanks
>      TOdd
> 
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