01-05-2020, 09:56 AM
Hi,
I've been getting everything together to finally fit a starter to my Ulsteroid.
I have what looks like a reasonably good starter motor but I haven't been able to check if it works OK as I don't have a serviceable battery and don't really want to buy one whilst I can't actually drive the car.
Just out of interest I laid it on the bench and tried connecting it to an old style battery charger hoping it would at least spin a little but there was no sign of life at all although the charger did show a current was flowing.
Is it just that there's nowhere near enough current available to spin the motor or do I have a problem? I'd have thought that if it was just a lack of adequate current then the charger fuse would have blown.
Anyway, do I wait until I have a battery or start looking at the motor now? If I do need to overhaul it then apart from cleaning the commutator and checking the brushes what electrical checks should I perform?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
John.
I've been getting everything together to finally fit a starter to my Ulsteroid.
I have what looks like a reasonably good starter motor but I haven't been able to check if it works OK as I don't have a serviceable battery and don't really want to buy one whilst I can't actually drive the car.
Just out of interest I laid it on the bench and tried connecting it to an old style battery charger hoping it would at least spin a little but there was no sign of life at all although the charger did show a current was flowing.
Is it just that there's nowhere near enough current available to spin the motor or do I have a problem? I'd have thought that if it was just a lack of adequate current then the charger fuse would have blown.
Anyway, do I wait until I have a battery or start looking at the motor now? If I do need to overhaul it then apart from cleaning the commutator and checking the brushes what electrical checks should I perform?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
John.