The dynamo is a robust and simple type of generator which was fitted to many earlier cars. Most...
Most car batteries are sealed for life - apart from a small vent hole which allows gas to e...
Frequent short trips, with constant stopping and starting, make your battery work very hard,...
If your car's instrument panel includes an ammeter , it will tell you how well the charging syst...
On cars with dynamos, faults in the control box show up in various ways, some of which are descri...
Wear on the carbon brushes and commutator is the most common cause of dynamo failure.
Drive belts always stretch a little in use, because of the strains put on them by driving the wa...
A faint click or total silence when the starter key is turned usually means that the battery ...
Alternators have replaced dynamos as generators on modern cars; they can produce more current .
The carbon brushes are a sliding fit in oblong holders on the dynamo endplate. Coiled sprin...
The most common reason for removing a dynamo pulley is to fit it on a new dynamo — most replace...
Unlike dynamo brushes , alternator brushes normally last for several years. Electrical arcing...
When you have tested the charging system of a car fitted with an alternator , and the checks in ...
Many modern cars are now designed so that their lights are built as a one-piece unit known as a c...
Modern cars have a large amount of electrical equipment which can go wrong and so need checking.
Alternators are powerful enough to cope with the demand for current made by a modern car's ele...
It is essential to keep your car lights in good working order all the time. Apart from being dang...