molly Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 I have just bought myself a Triumph Herald 1200, it seems to run fine bar one little problem. The current from the car is not great enough to charge the battery, its approx. 11 rather than the required 14v Because the battery is empty at the moment we have had to push stat it twice. Can anyone suggest a solution to this problem. This is my first car and I am a novice so any help will be gratefully recieved!Molly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Check the fanbelt and make sure tensioned correctly. also check the output from the Dynamo.Buy a new batteryClean all the connections in the electrical starting circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly Posted April 9, 2005 Author Share Posted April 9, 2005 Thanks, I'll give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 Is the ignition light (on the speedo) coming on when you switch the ignition on?If the bulb has blown your dynamo won't be "on" and charging the battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 Thats unusual isn't it? So this car was built before parallel circuits? Is there a simple adjustment I could make to the circuits that would solve this problelem from occuring again? Or will I have to keep a spare set of light in the car? Do you know of any other bulbs that will cause problems if they blow? I also know that the previous owner put fuses on all of the circuits, could it be possible that one of these has cut out?Molly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Hi Molly,The charging circuit on a Herald relies on a dynamo producing electricity, which is regulated through a seperate control box. This gives you two potential major components which could be the cause of your problem, with the additional factor that a failed battery will never charge adequately. All workshop manuals, even the Haynes, contain excellent notes on testing the charging circuitry. It may be a simple matter of changing the brushes in the dynamo or adjusting the control box, which is located to the left of the battery. Many well intentioned owners modify their cars in an attempt to improve them, those modifications are often cause more problems than they prevent. Given that there are some electircal problems it would be worth checking that the previous owner's modifications are done competently,Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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