[ROVERNET - UK] Re: Electrical Question

[Eric Russell]

Slats,
The cars registered in Canada as 1971 had alternators.
 Those were built in 1970. Cars built in 1971 were the
"Series II" as far as I can tell.

My 1969 was built in April 1969 while my 1970 was
built in October 1969.

Eric
--- Slatskars <slatskars at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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