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  1. AlmostBob

    New battery flat after 8 days sittng

    slow to crank, can be corrosion build up on the starter terminal, 90 seconds with a shifter to undo it, a brush, and some wd40 after its done back up head slap moment:: that can/may be the problem with the alternator a 12 volt 50amp circuit must have less than 0.24 ohm to get 50 amps e=IR...
  2. AlmostBob

    New battery flat after 8 days sittng

    the free test from an autoelex will usually test both voltage and current output, if the alternator fails either, repair or replace
  3. AlmostBob

    New battery flat after 8 days sittng

    portable alternator 'testers' test voltage levels, and are useless an alternator tester is huge, runs around the shop on a trolley and includes loads the alternator is polyphase, when 1 phase fails, it becomes a return path for the other 2 phases the generated voltage still indicates 14.7, but...
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