[ROVERNET - UK] Re: Electrical Question

Slatskars slatskars at comcast.net
Sun May 13 05:05:02 BST 2007


Eric,

When did Rover switch over to alternators? I know MG was 1968, along with 
negative earth.

Slats
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Russell" <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Electrical Question


> Walter,
> My voltmeter attached "permanently" to each of my
> Rovers (one, now) showed 14.5 volts charging when
> running with no equipment on.
>
> Is the belt tension such that it only depresses 1/2
> between the waterpump pulley and the generator pulley?
>
> If you want to escape from Pitt Meadows for a while,
> come over and we can potter.  I have a new regulator
> that we could try but I don't know the condition of my
> spare generators.
>
> Eric
>
> --- Walter Reynolds <wreynold at uniserve.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the quick responses.
>> In answer to Paul:  IGN light goes out when ignition
>> turned off.
>>
>> In answer to David:  Battery at rest shows 12.5
>> volts on my volt meter.
>> This drops to 12.0 v at engine start and drops
>> further to 11.75 v after 3
>> minutes running.  After 5 minutes is's still at
>> 11.75v.
>>
>> Walter.
>>
>> > So it only happens in Spring?
>> > Does it stay on with ignition off?
>> >
>> >
>> > Have you measured the voltage at the battery
>> terminals with the engine
>> > on and off?
>> >
>>
>>
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