Dave3066
Well-Known Member
Evening Gents
On my way home from work tonight my ignition warning light came on and the ammeter dropped into the -ve region. I got the car home and had a look at the alternator to find this:
Now I think this looks pretty terminal (sorry that's a bad joke :? ) and I might need a new alternator. Does anyone have experience of this and if it can be repaired? Perhaps more importantly does anyone know what might have caused it? Is it just corrosion leading to arcing then eventual breakage?
Any advice would be gratefully received.
cheers
Dave
Update! After a bit of searching the net it appears that this is the brush holder and is replaceable....can someone confirm?
Cheers
On my way home from work tonight my ignition warning light came on and the ammeter dropped into the -ve region. I got the car home and had a look at the alternator to find this:
Now I think this looks pretty terminal (sorry that's a bad joke :? ) and I might need a new alternator. Does anyone have experience of this and if it can be repaired? Perhaps more importantly does anyone know what might have caused it? Is it just corrosion leading to arcing then eventual breakage?
Any advice would be gratefully received.
cheers
Dave
Update! After a bit of searching the net it appears that this is the brush holder and is replaceable....can someone confirm?
Cheers