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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: davidlandy on February 25, 2006, 16:24:21

Title: charging
Post by: davidlandy on February 25, 2006, 16:24:21

My alternator is charging at 14.5 volts, I thought that it should be around 13.5volts -  anybody know???

I have run one of my batteries down quite a way so is it just a case of the alterntor keeping up with demand???


cheers chaps

Title: charging
Post by: Xtremeteam on February 25, 2006, 16:27:23

any more than 14.5 then should be concerned,
up to 14.5 it can be normall especially if you have dumped one of your batterys

Title: charging
Post by: davidlandy on February 25, 2006, 16:33:00

cheers mikey, put my mind at rest.

I am gonna look around for a more heavy duty alternator in any case for my 300tdi- what will fit?  I hear that some mondeo ones might and they are 100amp plus..

any ideas?

Title: charging
Post by: Xtremeteam on February 25, 2006, 16:44:44

the 1.8 mondy zetec ones are ment to be 100 amp upwards
if not one of a sierra although they run double belts

Title: charging
Post by: JD LWB on February 28, 2006, 09:52:08

Sorry to sort of steal your thread, but do you know whether there is a similar one for the 200tdi (I want to upgrade mine, but don't want to have to fork out for an expensive brand new one - I'd rather get one off a scrapper) :D

Thanks