[alfa] Re: gtwe6 weird elec'l, continued

[dsedon@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

ah yes - this explains the whine i also hear, from the fusebox (or speedo?) area.  no noise thru the speakers, cuz there's no radio in my car!  ;~)

thanks,

doug s.

"Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided> wrote:

>Hi Doug:
>
>That's just a small capacitor, which shunts to ground any stray AC that 
>might cause radio interference (a high-pitched whine, that varies with 
>rpm).  If it's a problem, many car stereo install shops (or Radio Shack) 
>can set you up with a similar replacement part.  Both of my Spider's have 
>the same alternator as your GTV6, with out the capacitor, and I'm not 
>hearing any interference.
>
>Regards,
>
>Dean
>
>At 08:53 AM 10/17/2003, you wrote:
>
>>Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 20:36:53 -0400
>>From: dsedon@domain.elided
>>Subject: [alfa] gtwe6 weird elec'l, continued
>>
>>hi all,
>>
>>well, the adjustable woltage regulator showed up, but now after removing 
>>the old one, (turns out it, too, was an adjustable model), i'm not sure it 
>>was the culprit.  see, there's this other weird li'l elec'l device on the 
>>back of the alternator, that was broken.  it screws into the alternator 
>>w/one screw, about 90 degrees away from the woltage regulator, has a wire 
>>coming off of it that plugs into the alternator near the center.  the li'l 
>>bracket that holds it to the alternator, is snapped off - looks like some 
>>kinda rectangular mini-coil, which is held in a black plastic 
>>case.  (seriously deteriorated.)
>>
>>i soldered the bracket back on to the coil, & covered the deteriorated 
>>plastic w/marine goop, but i dunno if the repair will be successful, as i 
>>haven't put it all back on the alternator, since i need to get some 
>>distilled hoh for the battery anyways...
>>
>>but, i'd really like to get another one of these elec'l parts - it's a 
>>bosch part, has this on it:  2.2 (w/some unidentified ting after the 2.2 - 
>>uf?), f/100v.  part # is: 0290 800 036
>>
>>thanks again,
>>
>>doug s.
>
>
>

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