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 Post subject: is it any good
PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:55 pm 
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hey my battery went flat yesterday so i push started my car and drove it around when i got home i still had no charge in my battery at all not even enough to attemp to turn over motor now i have a generator how do u no if these are any good or not i dont have any corosion on my battery so b4 any one says check that i already have and it is a brand new battery


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Do you own a multimeter?

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nope is there any other way to check if they are good


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generators are good unless they don't work

read the section of the workshop manual on how to test & adjust the generator & regulator

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i got a mini wrote:
nope is there any other way to check if they are good


buy a multimeter, everyone needs a multimeter

and buy a battery charger, charge the battery up, then see if the car discharges it again

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:20 pm 
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how much do they go for ? and i got a charger


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i got a mini wrote:
how much do they go for ? and i got a charger


Basic one $10 at Dicky Smiths

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:23 pm 
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lol i should get one lol but i might rip it off and put a diff generator on it c how it goes


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Used to happen to me all the time with my mg, i used to whack it with a hammer, not too hard, then check it with a multimeter. Otherwise it might be the regulator, mini's might not have them i'm not sure? they're bout 60 buck to purchase and install from an auto elec, though i had mates rates on mine so might be a bit more.


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there is a little LED tool you can get from repco and places like that. But I must stress that it is an indicator to battery and alternator condition only.
It has 6 LED'S on it. The bottom three are for the battery (bad,fair and good), when put on your alternator....with engine running....all 6 LED's show its condition. Again, it is only an indicator, but for $10, it is a quick fix for me to point in the right direction! :D

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:53 pm 
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Simmon I have a multimeter , can you tell me what I should set it to, where to connect it and what readings should I be looking for if the generater is working ? (bench test) Cheers Mark


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Turn the lights on and rev the engine, if the generator is working the lights should get brighter. Also is the red light on in the dash? i should be on at slow idle and go out when you rev the engine, if theres no light on when you turn the ign on then there wont be any charging going on.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:45 pm 
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yer but the batt keps going flat y ???????


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$20 bucks your battery is rooted, if it won't hold its charge. How old is it?
All it needs is one cell to fail.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:43 pm 
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my sister's clubman did the same thing. went thru 2 batterys, is now runnin fine with MY battery out of my matic. Turns out, was just two crap (still brand new) battery's. like everything, good batches, bad batches

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