Re: [Healeys] Alternator Is “Hummingybe

[Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs@chello.nl>]

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Do this only with the ammeter in the highest capacity/Amp setting, than 
gradually go to the lowest capacity/mA setting. If you do not get any 
reading you are OK, if there is a reading on the mA scale there is a 
slight current/draw.

Kees Oudesluijs




Op 6-7-2019 om 15:33 schreef R. Lindsay:
> Thanks Michael. Â Iâ??ll give it a try.
>
> Price Lindsay
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 5, 2019, at 9:37 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com 
>
>> One little trick for tracing parasitic losses it to attach the 
>> ammeter to both sides of a connection BEFORE breaking the connection.
>> In this way a draw that "switches off" when the connection is broken 
>> will be seen.
>> This happens with self energizing relays in particular.
>> Not sure if such a test would help in this instance but may be worth 
>> a try.
>> M
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 9:11 PM jim via Healeys, <healeys@autox.team.net 
>>
>>     Maybe a picture  will help ...The only path for current to flow
>>     is through the 'Rotor' winding via the regulator...
>>
>>     Jim
>>
>>     On Friday, July 5, 2019, 10:04:29 PM UTC, R. Lindsay
>>
>>
>>     I have been trying to find the source of a parasitic draw of
>>     power from my battery for the past several weeks.  FWIW, I have
>>     lost 0.75 volts on the charge over the last 4 days.  This seems
>>     like a lot.
>>
>>     When I remove the cable from the negative terminal of the battery
>>     (its a negative ground car) connect one end of my ammeter onto
>>     the negative terminal on the battery and the other end to the
>>     cable removed from the battery, the ammeter (set to read current
>>     of less than 10A) does not register a draw.  However, when I use
>>     a 12 volt light and connect it to the same points`, the light
>>     goes on ever so slightly.
>>
>>     Today I noticed a very faint humming from the alternator and it
>>     was a little warmer to the touch than the other parts of the
>>     engine. When I disconnect the alternator from the solenoid, the
>>     humming went away and when I tested it with the light the light
>>     did not light up - no draw.  I canâ??t see anywhere else the draw
>>     could be coming from.  Iâ??ve pulled all the fuses one by one to
>>     see if there is power being drawn from each circuit - with the
>>     alternator hooked up, there is no draw registered.
>>
>>     This is the second new alternator Iâ??ve had on the car in the last
>>     60 days.  I had the issue before I exchanged the old alternator
>>     and the problem continued when I installed it. Could it be
>>     another bad alternator??  Are alternators exceptionally sensitive
>>     or just not made very well these days?
>>
>>     Thank you for any light that can be shed on this.
>>
>>     Price Lindsay
>>     67 BJ8
>>
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    <p>Do this only with the ammeter in the highest capacity/Amp
      setting, than gradually go to the lowest capacity/mA setting. If
      you do not get any reading you are OK, if there is a reading on
      the mA scale there is a slight current/draw.</p>
    <p>Kees Oudesluijs</p>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 6-7-2019 om 15:33 schreef R.
      Lindsay:<br>
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      Thanks Michael. Â Iâ??ll give it a try.<br>
      <br>
      <div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Price Lindsay
        <div><br>
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        <div>Sent from my iPad</div>
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      <div dir="ltr"><br>
        On Jul 5, 2019, at 9:37 PM, Michael Salter &lt;<a
          href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; 
moz-do-not-send="true">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>&gt;
        wrote:<br>
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          <div dir="auto">One little trick for tracing parasitic losses
            it to attach the ammeter to both sides of a connection
            BEFORE breaking the connection. 
            <div dir="auto">In this way a draw that "switches off" when
              the connection is broken will be seen. </div>
            <div dir="auto">This happens with self energizing relays in
              particular. </div>
            <div dir="auto">Not sure if such a test would help in this
              instance but may be worth a try.</div>
            <div dir="auto">M</div>
          </div>
          <br>
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            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 9:11
              PM jim via Healeys, &lt;<a
                href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
                moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
              wrote:<br>
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                  <div>Maybe a picture  will help ...The only path for
                    current to flow is through the 'Rotor' winding via
                    the regulator...</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="ltr">Jim<br>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="ltr"><br>
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                    <div> On Friday, July 5, 2019, 10:04:29 PM UTC, R.
                      Lindsay &lt;<a href="mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com";
                        target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
                        moz-do-not-send="true">050.rpl@gmail.com</a>&gt;
                      wrote: </div>
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                      <div dir="ltr">I have been trying to find the
                        source of a parasitic draw of power from my
                        battery for the past several weeks.  FWIW, I
                        have lost 0.75 volts on the charge over the last
                        4 days.  This seems like a lot.<br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr"><br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr">When I remove the cable from the
                        negative terminal of the battery (its a negative
                        ground car) connect one end of my ammeter onto
                        the negative terminal on the battery and the
                        other end to the cable removed from the battery,
                        the ammeter (set to read current of less than
                        10A) does not register a draw.  However, when I
                        use a 12 volt light and connect it to the same
                        points`, the light goes on ever so slightly.  <br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr"><br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr">Today I noticed a very faint
                        humming from the alternator and it was a little
                        warmer to the touch than the other parts of the
                        engine. When I disconnect the alternator from
                        the solenoid, the humming went away and when I
                        tested it with the light the light did not light
                        up - no draw.  I canâ??t see anywhere else the
                        draw could be coming from.  Iâ??ve pulled all the
                        fuses one by one to see if there is power being
                        drawn from each circuit - with the alternator
                        hooked up, there is no draw registered.  <br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr"><br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr">This is the second new alternator
                        Iâ??ve had on the car in the last 60 days.  I had
                        the issue before I exchanged the old alternator
                        and the problem continued when I installed it. 
                        Could it be another bad alternator??  Are
                        alternators exceptionally sensitive or just not
                        made very well these days?<br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr"><br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr">Thank you for any light that can be
                        shed on this.<br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr"><br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr">Price Lindsay<br>
                      </div>
                      <div dir="ltr">67 BJ8<br>
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