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Re: How many of you get the flat battery gremlin?

Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 12:47
by ghost123uk
elsid wrote:How can the battery drain through a dodgy alternator unless the solenoid is engaged.
Sid

Sorry Sid, but, respectfully of course, the Starter solenoid has nowt to do with the Alternator (which is permanently connected to the battery)

Re: How many of you get the flat battery gremlin?

Posted: 25 Dec 2010, 12:27
by elsid
ghost123uk wrote:
elsid wrote:How can the battery drain through a dodgy alternator unless the solenoid is engaged.
Sid

Sorry Sid, but, respectfully of course, the Starter solenoid has nowt to do with the Alternator (which is permanently connected to the battery)

Of course, I was thinking of the starter motor, silly me. Is there any way the alternator can be checked to see if it has got dodgy windings?
Sid