This may be a over simplified answer, and I admit to being somewhat
electrically deficient, but check the 30A main, inline fuse...
Jeff - Baby Blue
370 hrs
kevin siggery wrote:
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> Before we start the nightmare process of replacing the alternator on
> 914-powered G-ROOV could anyone point us towards possible other problems
> with the electrical system recently identified:
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> Before start, master on, we see I=0 amps, V=11.
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> Engine off, loaded I=-5, V=11.
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> Engine running (essentials on) I=-4, V=11
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> Engine running (full electrical load) I=-5, V=11
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> Besides the fact we should be seeing 12V from the battery (we are
> charging it now) to my non-expert eye this would suggest alternator
> problems but strangely, the idiot light is not illuminated which
> suggests that V (alternator) is greater than V(battery) i.e.: we do not
> have an alternator problem (unless the lamp has blown and we are being
> misguided).
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> Alternatively if the regulator is shot one would expect to see V falling
> as a function of load (I think) but this is not the case...although we
> believe the Ducati regulator is not exactly the best on the market and
> prone to quite frequent failure.
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> We are leaning towards simply swapping out the regulator at this stage.
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> Any thoughts most welcome.
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> thank you
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> Kevin Siggery
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