the505inme,
That's not necessarily so. The only "exposed"
connection in an alternator is where the brushes
contact the armature. And, in an alternator, unless
the alternator is at full output, the current there
isn't that much, since the brushes only conduct the
current to energize the field to establish the
magnetic field. All other connections are
*relatively* weather-proof. Just remember, that in
some applications (not necessarily Pug applications,
though) that the alternator is mounted very low on the
engine and is somewhat exposed to water splashed up
from the road.
Now, if the alternator were drenched with salty
water, as if driving through flooded streets on the
coast (I used to live in Charleston, SC and I saw lots
of this), or from road salting, or whatever, then its
possible that the water/spray could have shorted out
the diodes or something. But, in general, getting
sprayed occasionally with a blast of water shouldn't
really damage an alternator.
Regards,
Ben Pender
- the505inme <the505inme@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> If you did indeed get water into the alt, it is dead
> or hurt bad, as
> far as I know. Testing will tell for sure
> though....
>
>
> --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, david kips
> <kaptagatgaa@...> wrote:
> >
> > Does any one out there know how to test wheter the
> > alternator is bad or not while in the car?My 5
> year
> > battery went dead, I put a good old battery which
> > worked good for two days. There was heavy rain and
> > flods and I might have had water go into the
> > alternator. After one day I jump-started the car,
> > moved it into a parking spot. A day later I
> started
> > and it started ok. Is it the alternator?, the
> > alternator is a rebuilt one-3years ago.
> > Thank you,
> > David
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