[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Accumulated "dust" from the brushes... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Street [Email] (#3751) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Street) on Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:02:38 In Reply to: alternator working again, didn't do anything to it..., aaron, Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:07:15 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members see ZERO ads on the bulletin boards and get more feature. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

which collect between and around the rings as the brushes wear causes the type of intermittent charging fluctuations you experience. If you change the VR, be sure to clean these areas with a solvent which doesn't leave a residue.

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• alternator working again, didn't do anything to it..., aaron, Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:07:15
  • Re: Accumulated "dust" from the brushes..., Street , Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:02:38 <-- Viewing This Message
  • 11 volts running? or not running?, Simon S, Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:47:30
    • nope, never got to charging it n/m, aaron, Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:58:29
      • spent the day doing yardwork, will check the battery..., aaron, Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:14:36
        • battery was 12.2 tested at the terminals this am, aaron, Mon, 26 Nov 2012 06:57:36
          • Re: battery was 12.2 tested at the terminals this am, Simon S, Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:20:35
      • Re: nope, never got to charging it n/m, Simon S, Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:02:01
  • Sounds like worn brushes or intermittent VR to me, Bill Homer , Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:41:06
    • Re: Sounds like worn brushes or intermittent VR to me, Simon S, Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:48:21
      • 14+ volts on a fully charged battery is too high., jjacob, Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:45:37
      • Re: Sounds like worn brushes or intermittent VR to me, aaron, Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:02:39
        • Voltage Regulators, Bill Homer , Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:30:20
          • Newer alternators not so easy., RayF, Sun, 25 Nov 2012 06:57:38
            • Just break the three tabs that help hold the cover on.., Street , Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:37:37
            • Bosch redesign.., dref, Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:39:32
              • Probably just less material., RayF, Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:33:20
            • best laid plans of Meeces and Men, dref, Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:35:51
              • Front view of newer alternator, Bill Homer , Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:44:11
            • inexpensive aftermarket alternator that i salvaged from, Bill Homer , Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:29:33

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