Alternator is taking a while to kick in

[Brett Dikeman]

At 2:40 PM -0400 10/7/02, Andrew Duane USG wrote:

>This is usually a sign of a bad connection on the field exciter wire.
>Is this the D+ wire? If so, you didn't fix it "enough".
>It's the small blue wire on the back of the alternator, in exactly
>the right spot to pick up water and road salt and corrode to nothing.
>
>I just found it easiest to snip half an inch of wire and crimp a
>new water-resistant connector on it.

That's not the only possible cause.

1)check belt tension/condition
2)check the brushes(I seem to remember 'sticky' alternators are a
sign of wearing brushes, but I don't know if that is the only cause)
3)Confirm voltage on the exciter wire, and if it is present and
everything else is OK, try replacing the regulator.

Brett
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