[Vwdiesel] Electrical problem

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/2/2009 5:12:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
eriklane at gmail.com writes:

> I thought maybe the alternator has a bad spot and it moved a
> bit in all the work I did towing it home and getting it on and off the tow
> dolly. But I took the drive belt off and turned it slowly by hand while
> watching an analog meter on the ohms setting, and the needle never so much
> as wavered.

  It won't.  An alt has constant contact brushes so turning only 
induces a charge into the field(?).  A generator has a segmented 
contact to the brushes so it COULD have a bad single winding.  
Alt would have to be good or bad or just charge poorly.  Bad 
diodes can make an alt such power but it turns into a big electro-
magnet.
  Sounds like the battery dropped a plate or something.  
    Loren


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