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Does the alternator have a built-in regulator (control box) or are
you using the external one? Does the battery charge up with an
external charger?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/24/2022 5:19 AM, Michael Salter
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<div dir="auto">Simon, if the starter works satisfactorily then
it's very unlikely that the engine ground or the main battery
cable are problematic.
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun., Jul. 24, 2022, 8:14
a.m. Simon Lachlan via Healeys, <<a
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yes, alternator. Negative earth.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, it’s apparently not charging. I
get the same reading across the battery when the engine
is running as when it’s switched off.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I looked in an old book of mine,
written about the time our 3000s were built, and it
suggested that a possible cause for no charge reaching
the battery was that the earth strap was not connected
or had degraded to nothing.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well, my strap is good and strong
but, you may recall, that I had to remove and replace my
gearbox…God knows how often. (Overdrive and dud
replacement clutch kit) Did I replace the strap on the
last occasion? I think so…..But…</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well, it occurred to me that, if I
ran a stout wire from the alternator body to the
battery’s negative terminal, then that would act instead
of the earth strap.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I did that. Still no charge.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It’s my belief that running that wire
along was an adequate test of earthing. Do you guys
agree??</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Plainly, I could get the car up on
ramps again and check underneath but I think that would
be fruitless as well as tiresome and dirty……….</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Simon</p>
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