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<p>There are test procedures in the Bentley manual, but they're done
in situ. Section NNN for the 3-armature types used in BJ8s. I
think you could bench test using these procedures, but you'd need
a variable voltage power supply and possibly a good battery for a
load.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/19/2017 9:56 AM, John Vrugtman
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my experience with those boxes, 2 tried, 1 worked, 1 did not.<br>
John<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/19/2017 12:43 PM, Simon Lachlan
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I don’t suppose you
remember the generator saga to do with my nephew’s BJ8,
the one in Paris.....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Well, we got
everything working with a rebuilt genny and a new control
box. That was time ago and we’ve had no charging issues
since.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">When he bought the
car, it came with a very generous “box of bits”* amongst
which were 2 apparently new control boxes. The one in the
car “looked” new but it was about as much use as a
chocolate teapot. So that’s gone in the bin. All that’s
left are two Indian control boxes, one in the car plus one
in its box.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">PLUS, one “NOS” – they
said – Lucas control box which looks pretty dodgy to me.
That came off French eBay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">AND, one that I bought
off British eBay...NOS. It says “Made in England” but not
Lucas. It is VERY similar to the Lucas version. Same size,
same mountings, same weight even. Still boxed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Anyhow, is there any
way of bench testing these wretched things?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I’m tempted to suggest
ditching the spare Indian control box and carrying my
“Made in England” version as a spare.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">If these things are
reliable as the water pumps from India...well, it’s just
trouble in store???<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A bench test anyone??<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span lang="EN-GB">*The “box of
bits”.....boxes of front suspension parts, king pins, oil
cooler.....masses of stuff, all new. Plus a load of
various additives which had to be thrown away as not
accepted by the shipping company.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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