Hi Monte,
In that case it was the diode failure that caused the light to stay on and
then discharged your battery. It wasn't using the charger after the battery
had gone flat that caused the diode to fail.
Paul.
----- Original Message -----
From: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>
To: "Paul Hunt (T)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; "MG list"
<mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: alternator
> 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
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