Recent content by Sleepless i

I have had all these faults,so I hope this helps.These faults are talked about else where,I am sure,you can spend hours reading.I could have saved hours if I did these things first. NON START ,if you check all normal stuff like battery life,and battery terminals are tight and clean,the fault I...

I ran the engine for a bit then checked the drain again,apart from the alternator drain,I had 0.02 drain to the heated seat fuse and 0.02 to the radio fuse,the radio is off ,but the digi display above radio centre of dash is on the same fuse.One other thing the lights come on with the...

Just checked this morning,after your suggestion,I've got total battery drain of 0.5 amps.On the engine side I've got a drain of 0.2 amps ,this stops when you undo the large bolted terminal on the alternator.Showing no drain to solenoid.I' ve still got 0.3 amps draining to the fuse side of the...

Sorry Mick,when I say "it still drains,totally off the car" what I was trying to explain is, if you disconnect the alternator terminal,the drain stops.As a check to show that the alternator was faulty, when I took it back to the motor factors,I could just connect a battery with jump leads and...

Thanks for showing an interest!The thing is Mick,the alternator still drains when it's totally off the car,on the bench,with just some jump leads and an amp meter . The thing is i cant be sure if the car made them fail or they both have a weakness with the diode packs!? Another alternator has...

Yes,it does.You can take the alternator off the car,and connect to a battery,putting an amp meter between big terminal and live and it still drains 0.3 amps at worst ,sometimes a little less.The exciter has battery voltage with ignition on and no voltage when off.

Alex, I sent you a PM about this!

Both the alternators I have used have come from my local auto-factors ,and are meant to be from different suppliers ,but both have the same fault.When i put an amp meter in line it starts off reading 0.3 amps then falls slowly to 0.1 amps. I also found yesterday draining 0.05 amps to the 2 amp...

I 've had the same fault,replaced the alternator,(for the second time,first time was over charging)and now it is exactly the same,as it was before! Discharging to the alternator 0.3 amps.and you can sometimes hear a hum noise ,from the alternator,just like yours.I would be interested o hear how...

Hi guys,I am new! I am running a 172 on a 52 plate.Alternator was over charging,18 volts.Replaced alternator,and battery as it cooked!Ran for a few days ,battery flat.Took out all main fuses.Still losing current.Whilst disconnecting the battery,I noticed that a faint humming noise was coming...