FD alternators on underdriven pulleys?
09-30-05, 07:43 PM
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FD alternators on underdriven pulleys?
I bought one of the FD alts from Silver rotor, and I swear either I have a defective one or the pulleys are underdriven.
The symptom is straight up, lack of charging. At idle (~850 rpm) the battery will read ~11.5 volts. Brand new optima redtop, alternator is about 6 months old. The old battery was a diehard gold, but it had the same issue.
Usually revving at about 3krpm it provide 13.2-13.5v at the battery. I checked for shorts with a test light at the battery terminal and got a faint pulse, it was pulsing in time with the security light in the center console so I assumed that was correct.
Any ideas? My next step is to just throw the old s5 alternator back on the car and deal with it.
The symptom is straight up, lack of charging. At idle (~850 rpm) the battery will read ~11.5 volts. Brand new optima redtop, alternator is about 6 months old. The old battery was a diehard gold, but it had the same issue.
Usually revving at about 3krpm it provide 13.2-13.5v at the battery. I checked for shorts with a test light at the battery terminal and got a faint pulse, it was pulsing in time with the security light in the center console so I assumed that was correct.
Any ideas? My next step is to just throw the old s5 alternator back on the car and deal with it.
10-01-05, 11:10 AM
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