High capacity alternator ??
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Is their a higher capacity alternator available for a classic my99 turbo ? with these dark nights and all the electrical demands we place on the car I think an uprated alternator is called for.
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Actual output is not the issue, it's short journeys, if I can get an alternator to put more charge in over a short period the battery will stay at a higher state of charge.
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I must agree with alcazar, an alternator rarely reaches it`s full capacity to charge the battery , if it does it is for a very short period, unless you have electric everything and only drive in the cold and dark for about 1 mile, it will make no difference, sounds more like poor conections or a dodgy / undersized batery to me
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Tim
Have a good one
Tim
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ESCORT DRIVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! would you mind watching your language in here
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Tim
(an ex mini driver ahh the welsh lanes at night, the farmers that would wait with their tractors to pull you out on a "not as map" the police being HELFULL!! :-)
now I`m showing my age lol
Have a good one
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(an ex mini driver ahh the welsh lanes at night, the farmers that would wait with their tractors to pull you out on a "not as map" the police being HELFULL!! :-)
now I`m showing my age lol
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was that a ........ hmm been a while 15 acr ?
I had a mini, cibie concave heads 100/80`s 4 x oscar + 100w`s drives, AFAIR 23 acr ?? 72a ???
working for a cibie agent helped at the time :-)
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I had a mini, cibie concave heads 100/80`s 4 x oscar + 100w`s drives, AFAIR 23 acr ?? 72a ???
working for a cibie agent helped at the time :-)
Have a good one
Tim
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Sorry, I just realised what I typed, "23A alternator" should read "23A Lucas dynamo"!!!!
I remember a workmate quipping that when I turned the lights on, did the car go backwards from the recoil???LOL
I wasn't long, (about 2 flat batteries), before a cousin got me a refurbished Lucas 18ACR alternator, and that replaced the dynamo!:
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I remember a workmate quipping that when I turned the lights on, did the car go backwards from the recoil???LOL
I wasn't long, (about 2 flat batteries), before a cousin got me a refurbished Lucas 18ACR alternator, and that replaced the dynamo!:
Happy Christmas,
Alcazar
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Is their a higher capacity alternator available for a classic my99 turbo ?
As the others have said though, there's no need for this sort of reserve on a road car. If your current alternator's working properly, there's no need to change it, and if it is a bit dodgy, theres's little point in getting anything other than a direct replacement.
If your battery's going flat, the likeliest reason is that the battery's on it's way out, so replace that rather than the alternator.
[Edited by greasemonkey - 12/24/2003 1:12:46 AM]
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