no electricity

It was all three. The Alternator, ignition and solenoid(which was the problem) and also some auxillary bits. connected them all up and the charge light. jumped the solenoid and went straight to the battery now she works. But for how long i wonder..

just make sure that the alternator is always connected direct to the battery, otherwise youll find that you have a blown diode pack.

diode pack??????????????? the alternator should run to the battery. so what about the ignition wires?? where do they run??????

he means the rectifier!!! the ign wires come from the sillynoid ah thinks

see what i have done is cut out the solenoid and used the live feed from the battery straight to the ignition and also the alternator. i got all three in a junction as i have been advised. this seems to be working fine at the mo. the alternator is alternating and the igniton is hmmmm ignitioning. with everything switched on. radio, blower etc the alternator is still reading 12+.

on most alternators the diode pack/rectifier are inside the alt.
when an alt goes tits up, its usually one of these items thats gone west.

ah i see. no wonder i cudn't find it. how can u tell if its knackered? and what will cause it pack up???????

i am right in believing that i can overhall the alternator?????????

ormus said:

on most alternators the diode pack/rectifier are inside the alt.
when an alt goes tits up, its usually one of these items thats gone west.

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eh!! the diode pack is the rectifier. shirley ,you mean regulator..

on the lucas ACR alt the center brush has a habit of drilling throught the slip ring resulting in no charging and no dash warning light either