Hmm, a while back when Matt, the Staff Sergeant in charge of the overhaul project, was first assessing the vehicle he suggested I get an alternator for the spares pack as this is a component which might fail over the next 4-5 years. So I ordered a Land Rover Series 3 alternator and thought nothing of it.
When this subsequently showed up in the workshop while Matt was away on a sponsored Lands End to John O´Groats bike ride, Jay (Too Tall) immediately hopped on it and got the thing installed in his usual super-efficient style. However, I´ve now learned that the original alternator was a special one fitted to military vehicles and rated at 60 amps so it could power more electrical equipment, where as the replacement I ordered was for a standard civilian vehicle and only rated at 35 amps. This gives us a problem as we need the higher-rated alternator to power all the medical kit, and the original one has now been disposed of. So tomorrow I need to start ringing around to see if I can lay my hands on a military-spec alternator. Fingers crossed. I just wish Ajay (or someone) was here to help. I´m really busy at work at the moment and fitting this in before I leave for China on Monday is going to be tight. Ideally I´d like to contact a bunch of alternator specialists and see if they´ll provide one for us free of charge, or perhaps upgrade our existing one (which I´ve learned is possible by increasing the amount of coils internally). But given the timing I think that just isn´t going to happen´.
We´ll get through it, but we could have done without the complication at this late stage. |
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Bit of a pickleposted 7 Jul 2009 12:04 by Ryan Carroll |