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> Drop some knowledge: what external faults would prevent an alternator from charging?
Tdskip
post Feb 10 2021, 01:10 PM
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The 1975 is not recharging the battery, so I obviously have either a fault with the alternator or the wiring/charging circuit.

In the interest of being just slightly less of a dope than I currently am, what would cause the charging circuit to fail if it is not an internal alternator issue. In other words, if we assume that the alternator is healthy and there’s no issues with the brushes etc. internal to the alternator wear with the wiring I have gone sideways to result in it not charging?

This seems like a useful topic to get into the forum here, thanks in advance for the shared knowledge.
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Tdskip   Drop some knowledge: what external faults would prevent an alternator from charging?   Feb 10 2021, 01:10 PM
Jonathan Livesay   The 1975 is not recharging the battery, so I obvi...   Feb 10 2021, 01:16 PM
ClayPerrine   Do a full field test on the alternator. With the ...   Feb 10 2021, 01:29 PM
VaccaRabite   Grounds. Check them. Clean them. Even a small gr...   Feb 10 2021, 02:45 PM
Mikey914   Also, if your bulb for the alternator doesn't ...   Feb 10 2021, 03:06 PM
flyer86d   Also, if your bulb for the alternator doesn't...   Feb 10 2021, 04:03 PM
Mikey914   Hopefully this is it.   Feb 10 2021, 04:19 PM
Tdskip   Thanks for all of the responses - the bulb works (...   Feb 10 2021, 05:35 PM
Jonathan Livesay   Thanks for all of the responses - the bulb works ...   Feb 10 2021, 07:59 PM
stickyfingers   Thanks for all of the responses - the bulb works...   Feb 23 2021, 11:17 AM
ndfrigi   [quote name='Jonathan Livesay' post='2890148' dat...   Feb 23 2021, 11:28 AM
Mark Henry   [quote name='Jonathan Livesay' post='2890148' dat...   Feb 23 2021, 01:09 PM
Tdskip   Highjack away if it helps, no worries. My dash li...   Feb 23 2021, 11:50 AM
rick 918-S   Possibly a bad relay board. Clays test may rule th...   Feb 23 2021, 12:26 PM
Spoke   You can do a rudimentary test on the alternator th...   Feb 24 2021, 05:41 AM
rgalla9146   All great advise. Do these basic checks as we...   Feb 24 2021, 06:30 AM
mate914   I was going to say grounds... also. How about a ...   Feb 24 2021, 06:38 AM
Tdskip   Hi folks – just wanted to close this out. Turns ...   Mar 11 2021, 03:42 PM


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