easy tiger :
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Originally Posted by mx6.com
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see the bit just before aus important info? it says oz and nz.
its an american site with international usage.
i do find it funny that you state "remove disassemble and reinstall" as something you only have to do on the mitsi...
my sparky would laugh at you saying "not possible" on the rebuild for the maxima alternator... ANYTHING is rebuildable. period. my starter motor rebuilds cost me $10nz each and about 10m. that was before i got the jap spec gear reduction units and never had another problem.
brushes and diodes are generic, they cost little to nothing for the parts, and take a different (but usually insignificant) amount of time to fit depending on the model.
back OT, i'm wondering about the original problem :
what was the voltage at the battery at idle? with lights on? off?
how about at 3k? on? off?
what size/condition was the battery?
its normal for full charging current to only be developed at reduced voltages anyway.
its also better for the battery to have the last bit topped up more slowly than the first bit.
i would expect 13 - 14v at idle with the headlights on. i'd expect 14.4 at higher rpm
and 11.5 - 12.5 with the engine off.
you should be looking at 12.5 - 13 (usually 12.8) with the battery fully charged and having sat for a little bit.
i'm expecting the battery in the ute to be at 0v when i get back to NZ :-)
and its going to be a pig to change too :-)
fred.