Alternator is taking a while to kick in

[passat TS]

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This is the original alternator. I'll do all the testing suggested and
hopefully I'll find the culprit.(thanks every one!!!)

The Optima Yellow battery, I bought it at the local Battery Plus chain shop.
It was $10 and taxes more expensive than some place online, but it was here
(no shipping, and a heavy one + hazard bla-bla-bla...). I can't remember the
price (may be $170sh).

The good thing is that I drove 60 miles with no alternator, parked the car for
2 weeks, and it cranked the engine like nothing happened(I didn't notice the
alternator malfunction). The idea is that in a rally alternators/belts are
something that brake very often. If I can drive to service and replace
whatever is broken, it can save the day.

Later,

Carlos.

>From: Huw Powell
>Reply-To: human747 at attbi.com
>To: passat TS
>CC: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Alternator is taking a while to kick in
>Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 19:54:05 -0400
>
>
> > Lately, every time I start my 2.2l CGT, the voltmeter shows either 12V or
one
> > led lower for an unreasonable long time, then jumps to the normal 14.5V.
> >
> > I noticed that when I rev(4k+ rpm) the engine for a while it goes back to
the
> > 14.V.
>
>I've seen this a couple of times - both on new alternators, strangely
>enough, as I recall.
>
>I wonder if it has more to do with the oil pressure warning control
>unit, since that is intimately implicated with the D+ (blue) wire, and
>does "do" something around 3k rpm. not that this is what it is supposed
>to do, or anything.
>
>Marc, Brendan, did it end up curing itself with time? It might actually
>be a symptom of new brushes not having curved ends yet or something
>weird like that.
>
> > I have an almots new Optima Deep Cycle (yellow)
>
>Where did you get it? Cost? Did you shop around? I've been beginning
>to look...
>
>--
>Huw Powell
>
>http://www.humanspeakers.com/
>
>http://www.humanthoughts.org/

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