Charging woes

[peter at thescirocco.com (Peter)]

The alternator should put out 13.8-14.1V, but a bad battery can pull that
down to ~12V.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Jarrett [mailto:jarrett@rpa.net] 
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:04 AM
To: Scirocco list
Subject: Charging woes

I finally got my 16V back together after replacing the dash, putting  
in a 3-gauge panel, and a new stereo.

I was driving it around this weekend, and when I went to leave the  
stores, it wouldn't start, not even a click.  I checked, and I had  
forgotten to tighten down the negative terminal to the battery.

When I did that, the car started, but my voltmeter read barely 12V.    
It had been reading in the 13V range.  I got home and checked it with  
my meter.  Even when running, with no accessories turned on, I'm  
getting 12.2, 12.3V.  I cleaned and reconnected the ground.

I also pulled the voltage regulator from the alternator, and the  
brushes looked pretty worn down, so I replaced that, with no joy.

Any way I can test to see if the alternator is working, with a meter?

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| Jim Jarrett,McFarland, WI       2006 Golf GLS                 |
| mailto:jarrett@rpa.net          81 Rabbit Convertible 16v     |
|                                 88 Scirocco  16V              |
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