quattro digest, Vol 1 #4610 - Alternator not charging...

[Larry C Leung]

Sounds like the altenator. Put a load on the battery
with the engine running and see if the voltage drops.
If you have a new voltage regulator, I think your
altenator is kaput. BTW, IF you are close to a
shop that installs batteries, (i.e. if you think
you can get there and back on your battery),
go there and have them load check the alt.

LL - NY


> From: "Adam Jansen" <aedan1 at hotmail.com>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Cc: adamj at drs.wa.gov
> Subject: Altenator not Charging...
> Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:20:45 +0000
>
> So I had that dead battery last week.
> Hooked up the Multimeter to the Altenator and I am only getting 12.4
> volts
> out of if, Same as the battery with the ignition off..
>
> So that is telling me the Altenator isn't charging the battery,
> correct?  I
> replaced the Voltage Regulator with a new one from PartsConnection.
> Neither
> the new one or old one seem to be generating juice...
>
> Any suggestions?  Do I need a new altenator? (My Bently is all
> messed up in
> the Altenator section, the printer appears to have inserted repair
> group 28
> into repair group 27 by mistake... if anyone could send me a copy of
> Group
> 27 I would appreciate it!)
>
> Thanks for the help, you guys are the best!
> Adam
> 87 5KCSQ
> Olympia, WA
>