Battery discharge whilst in motion

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the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away !!
I prefer: The Lord giveth and the Chinese takeaway......... :lol: Sorry...... :wink:
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rayofleamington wrote:
There is now however a "squeaking" (I'll call it) when the car is idling, which wasn't there before, so I'll have to take a butchers at that. Ah well, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away !!
You need to oil the rear bearing of the dynamo (it is VERY easy to forget) - it can squeal if it gets dry and if that is the case it will soon be damaged :-(
...and then of course, if your dynamo is squealing then the charge will be affected possibly too. A badly lubricated dynamo will arc and do all sorts of nasty things to affect the charge (as I once found out on the M25...)
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What kind of oil should one use?
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Any light lubricating oil will do fine -I've previously used 3-in-1, I'm not sure if you have that in the Netherlands. To test a fanbelt's tension, push it down with a finger. It should be possible to push it down by 10-12mm without too much effort. Any more and the fanbelt will slip -but if you can't push it down by 10mm then the bearings will wear out and break up very quickly.
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This is what 3 in 1 oil looks like in the UK
http://www.mackay.co.uk/acatalog/Catalo ... _1583.html
Can you get WD40 over there as this will work as well but wont last quite as long as a thin oil, you can probably also use Sewing machine oil as well.
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=12350
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