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05-04-06, 12:48 AM
Morning all,
As some of you may have seen i've been looking to change my alternator to a 70 amp from a 1.8 Astra. I discovered earlier that my present alternator is pushing out 14.94V @ 1100 rpm with nothing running except the block, dropping to 14.77V with main beam, heater, rear screen HU and amp. Really this is above what is considered normal, i'm gessing that the regulator has gone, is it likely to have damaged anything else?
The present unit is the factory stock alternator (I think) no idea on its output as it's not labled anywhere. charging a 50 amp battery.
I'd appreciate any suggestions as to what to do.
Cheers
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As some of you may have seen i've been looking to change my alternator to a 70 amp from a 1.8 Astra. I discovered earlier that my present alternator is pushing out 14.94V @ 1100 rpm with nothing running except the block, dropping to 14.77V with main beam, heater, rear screen HU and amp. Really this is above what is considered normal, i'm gessing that the regulator has gone, is it likely to have damaged anything else?
The present unit is the factory stock alternator (I think) no idea on its output as it's not labled anywhere. charging a 50 amp battery.
I'd appreciate any suggestions as to what to do.
Cheers
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