Re: 200q charging sytstem question...

[Steve Manning <stephenm@ix.netcom.com>]

At 04:37 PM 7/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
>This morning, I finished up the external voltage regular conversion on my
>200q (keep an eye out for photos & instructions at my web site) and cured
>one problem only to uncover another: Voltage at the alternator @ idle:
>13.5-13.9; voltage at the batter post is the same; voltage at the battery is
>12.9-13.3, an average voltage drop of 1+v drop from the alternator ...
>interestingly, the dash gauge reads 11.5-12 volts and the diagnostics in the
>radio read 10.1-11.7 volts.  This is with a/c and the rad fan on.
>
>What is the typical voltage drop between the alternator and battery in a
>200q?  I think Scott Mo. recently posted something about the cable under the
>passenger carpeting going bad but since my car is sitting in 112-degree
>sunshine at the moment, the carpet is HOT regardless and I haven't pulled up
>the carpet to check on the quality of the connection yet. 

After Scott Mockry's post I checked the voltage at the battery, and at the
charging post under the hood to see what the difference was.....voltage was
exactly the same at both places (down to the hundredth of a volt, according
to my semi-cheap Sears multimeter).  I would say a 1-volt drop between
battery and under the hood is a big problem.  Just one data
point...........SLM

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