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Joe Beleskey (Joebus) (206.172.244.172)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 12, 2001 - 6:55 pm: | |
I am converting a 1977 MC8. My problem is with the original 24 volt charging system
It has a 24v, neg. ground, gear driven alt. When the motor (8V71) is running the lights pulsate, (clearance, headlight, etc.) and when the batteries are fully charged the “nogen” light flashes on and off. If I turn on a high power draw, the light will go off until the batteries are up again. I have tried three different rebuilt regulators, with no success. Any ideas or suggestions? |
Mike Kennedy (63.30.140.144)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 12, 2001 - 8:06 pm: | |
Joe
You either have a bad diode in you rectifier or a bad winding in your stator. First thing I would do is check the battery condition ie. have it tested with at least a 200amp load tester any shop with a VAT 680 or better could do this with minimal fuss. I doubt if the regulator would be to blame. Good luck! |
Dwight (63.16.168.145)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 12, 2001 - 10:47 pm: | |
HI Joe..
I had a similar problem with my 12 volt part of my 24/12 volt system...
what I found was on the alt. terminal there were 2 nuts, one above the wire terminal and one below..what I did was remove the one above the wire terminal, remove the wire and found the one below the terminal was loose, I tightened the second nut and replaced the wire terminal, replaced the top nut tightened it an no more problems....
if you try (slowly & softly) to move the wire on the terminal at the alt. and it moves most likely that is the problem.... the second nut (bottom) tightens the connection inside the alt.......
Just a thought ???? |
AceRossi (24.129.181.162)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 12, 2001 - 11:20 pm: | |
Ask for Gene Rochester's help! He is a whiz when it comes to these sort of things and he can help you over the landline if you so desire. Sort of like a house call... no pun intended! LOL
A&$ |
Earl-8-Ky (209.250.47.165)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2001 - 8:44 pm: | |
Joe you can call MCI and tell them your problem and they will walk you thru till you find the cause. I have a 800# and the name of the person you need to talk to. I will post it tomorrow some time. I do not have the # here at the house it is in the bus.Better yet send me your email address and I will email you. |
FAST FRED (209.26.110.197)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 3:36 am: | |
The MAC board had a discussion of this Posted" by ELO on January 01, 19101 at 22:56:15 PST:"
You might take a look at a variety of opinions.
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Joebus (Joebus) (206.172.244.95)
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How do I find the MAC board?
Thanks to everyone for the info |
FAST FRED (209.26.110.230)
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The MAC board is located at http://www.busconversions.com/newsboard/
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