HELP! - Electrickery problems!!

[Lloydy]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all you comments... Im still pulling my hair out on this one!

The fuse i am talking about is the large 100A blue one in the small fuse unit bolted to the main battery.

I just cant understand why the voltage regulator isnt doing its job?? Two alternators cant both have the same fault surely?!

I have an autoelectrician having a look on Saturday. This is getting a bit silly now. No car for 2 weeks and BIG BILLS soon to start coming in.

I have to admit that even i am finding it hard to stay 'Bongo positive' at the moment.

If it is a short i have no idea where it could be!? Must be a major one though and nothing seems obvious.

My worry is that the ECU may be involved in some way.....BIG BUCKS!!

Im sorry to hear that i am not the only one having problems at the moment... No such thing as highjakcing a thread.... We are all here to help each other!!

Thanks again everyone. I promise to keep you all updated to keep your thinking caps on and look back soon!

A sad, drained, confused and skint Lloydy.

[Lloydy]

PROBLEM SOLVED TODAY!!

To cut a LONG story short the problem was traced to the actual fuse unit off the main battery. It was shorting out as was evidenced by a voltage difference between the battery and the alternator wiring. When the fuse unit was bypassed all was well!

I was told that due to the voltage drop in the fuse unit the alternator was working hard to chuck out enough to charge what it thought was a dead battery. Thing is the battery wasnt actually low and so the current had nowhere to go....hence the fuse taking the strain!

I dont fully understand all this but the guys working on it did and ELMO IS BACK ON THE ROAD!

Thanks for all you thoughts. I hope this helps someone else in the future and prevents them going through all that i did!!

Lloydy

[mikeonb4c]

Great news

[mister munkey]

Well done for sticking with it matey & hearty congratulations!!!

[Lloydy]

Thanks guys