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Date:         Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:11:41 -0400
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Seattle Voltmeter
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BANLkTinYg=ZsRi11FzNU+B0now1SpcHiWQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Since I'm not always in Seattle -- I always carry a multimeter :-)

Cheers, Doug

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

> RE: Battery Not Charging but No Warning Light > BTDT but in my case it was the brushes in the alternator. And I didn't > catch it before I died in the middle of a freeway. I did have a clue that > didn't register, the gas gage falling much faster than it should have but > it > didn't register in my feeble mind. So lesson learned: First, watch those > warning lights when they test themselves at startup (I'm sure we all do, > every time we turn the key :) ) and Second, the alternator warning light > doesn't warn you under certain types of failures. > BTW, good catch Angus. I just hope I'm as alert as you were nest time I > have the same kind of problem. >

-- http://www.dougalcock.com


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