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And time is indeed in short supply, im out during all of the day doing either classroom-based lessons, drill practice, Physical training or whatever else they want to throw at us, i get in around 7 in the evening and wash/iron/box fold/present all my kit in my lockers, by which time im usually knackered and ready for bed, hence i have very little time to use my laptop, today being an exception because we have the evening off im currently doing my basic training, so im in Aylesbury in buckinghamshire. in 52 days time (21st October, 5 days before my bday ) i will be graduating from here and moving to RAF Cosford in wolverhampton to train as an Airframe Maintanence Technician (Mechanical), after that who knows

wasnt me OG, my jawa is still in my dads shed, but i now have the new rotor but just need to fit it and give it a try. Anyhoo, RAF is good, getting used to living in a barrack block with 10 other people, not enjoying the 5am starts in the freezing cold because some muppet left the window open all night. getting the hang of the ironing and getting used to the constant beasting from the P.Ed staff, lol. ive been affectionately known as "Mouse", because im the smallest (and youngest) member of my flight, and my second name (Mortimer) was the name of a cartoon mouse at some point... i say affectionately but i stil get the piss taken out of me . im on day 10 now, so only 52 days left (yes, we are all counting the days!), cant wait for the next 8 weeks to be over!

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Hey peeps! Tomorrow is my attestation at RAF Halton, the day i start my basic training as a member of the armed forces, and i can't fekin wait! give it a few weeks i will probably try and weld a pair of wings onto the jawa... so yes... i will still be around on the forum... only slightly more northern than i was before...

if you ask OG nicely he may give you a pair of his old glasses, you could use the lenses from them as new speedo glass!

new alternator rotor has been sourced and ordered, £13 inc p&p

i can vouche for that, sometimes i stay out past midnight with my ped crew, we hold the annual Traffic Light TT in Newbury ... i was the champion once upon a time until my mate got an Aprillia RS50...

Ironic though isnt it?, considering your name translates from german as "Drive"

depending on how far they have snapped you may be able to wind them out with a pair of needle nosed pliers, or if you can get at it from the inside with a drill use a coarse large diameter drill to spin it out

If a mouse goes outside, does it become a rat? and if there's a rat in the house is it a mouse? :S

i cant really see how that would be, ive tested the diode bank/rectifier and they are all functioning correctly, and i bypassed the regulator when i applied the field current... :S sods law really, when i've got the time to play with it i havent got the money, and when ive got the money i dont have the time! , will have to wait until im in work now as replacing both the regulator and rotor is out of the question, its going to have to be one or the other

tested the rotor winding and have continuity between the two terminals but no continuity to the casing or rotor shaft... negotiations for a second hand rotor have begun...

tried sparking the field current directly from the battery with a multimeter measuring the voltage across the battery but there was no voltage increase in the battery and thus no charge... so i moved the multimeter to the negative side of the rotor but was getting about 0.2 vdc... so, does that mean the rotor is f*cked?

Welcome to the asylum... the nice nurse will be along shortly...

According to the workshop manual, there is no way to test the regulator under workshop conditions... if i can find a regulator with the same connections will it be a straight fit or does it need to be any particular specification? (Wattage, Amps, Ohms, Lightyears e.t.c) Would THIS fit?

nice, i'll give it a spark off the battery tomorrow and see if that will get a charge... if that works then i will try swapping out the regulator... (no doubt another part made from unobtanium)

BWJ: yes i tested for continuity and the reading was 0.3ohms which seems to be fine

thanks for the reply cynic, but for the purpose of testing would i need to control the primary current to DF or would it be okay to just run a cable from the positive on the battery directly to the DF terminal on the alternator and see if the battery charges? (the engine would be idling so the output should be low enough to not do any damage if unregulated... in theory), if i then get a charge i will know its the regulator that is wanked out another question, is the Rotor itself permanently magnetised? i may be able to buy a second hand rotor but i dont want it to de-magnetise in the post...

Here's the schematic if it helps: am i right in thinking that the field current ("DF" in the schematic) is supplied from the regulator?, if so then is it possible that the regulator is at fault? (is there any way to test it)

hey peeps, me again, come to pick your brains in regards to my slovak warhorse problems... basically ive narrowed down the charging problem to the alternator, more specifically the rotor, which is not magnetising as it should and therefore not generating the nescessary current to charge the battery... as i understand it the alternator rotor is not a permanent magnet, but it is an electromagnet which is magnetised using the vehicles battery, and this sems to be where my alternator is failing. now the question... Is it possible to run a cable directly from the battery to the alternator rotor to manually excite it so i can check for an output? of coarse, i could be talking complete bollocks, but any help would be appreciated as this is the only major problem that is stopping the jawa from being roadworthy...

flush the tank out to remove any gunk that may have settled in the bottom and clogged your carb strip the carb down and give all the little jets a clean out with a signle nylon bristle from your toothbrush (dont use the same toothbrush to clean your teeth though, it will taste of petrol) as that green gunk stuff will most likely have found its way into your carb and clogged the fuel jets, thus starving the engine of fuel

Hahaha, ultimate ownage