Paul,
A few weeks ago I replaced a bad battery in the 79B. The car then started. A
few days later,on the way home the alternator light stayed on all the time;
not just glowing, but bright. The next time I went to start the car (days
later), the battery was again dead. I charged it and it started, but the
same thing happened again. From the previous posts, I construed that it
probaby was the alternator diode draining the system. The battery charger I
used has a 6V and 12V charger as well as 2 and 15 amp setting and a 125 amp
booster starter.
Thanks,
Monte
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hunt (T)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>; "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 4:53 AM
Subject: Re: alternator
> Not sure what you mean. If whatever you are using to give a boost start
> delivers a very high voltage then it could possibly blow the diodes, but
it
> would have to be many tens of volts, possibly over 100v. The fact that
your
> boost device is capable of delivering 125 amps if the starter should
demand
> it is immaterial to the alternator. That current flows through the
starter,
> not the alternator. However connecting the boost source the wrong way
> round, even momentarily, *is* likely to blow the diodes, though.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>
> To: "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 3:35 PM
> Subject: alternator
>
>
> > From the previous few weeks' posts, I've determined that I have a blown
> > diode in the alternator of the 79B; evidently 125 amps of boost start is
> too
> > hot to handle for the beast.
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