Why does an altinator go wrong??

Question:
My son has a puegeot or how ever you spell it lol, anyway he has a 106 quick silver 1998 and the altinator has gone wrong?? why is this??
what would be the likely cause?

Answers:

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A lot of the time, the voltage regulator or bearings will fail before any of the windings. Why, Bearings are under stress all the time and voltage regulators are made from semi-conductors that don't have much tolerance to accidental shorts or abuse.

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There are several causes for an alternator to fail, but the most common cause is either wear or contamination with dirt and debris inside the assembly. Excess engine vibration can also cause a major failure, as can adverse electrical loads, such as jump starting incorrectly.

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Alternator...anyway, if it is a single unit like the AC/Delco type, the voltage regulator is built into the housing. That regulator goes bad a lot, next is the diode pack, then bearing failure.

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altenators go bad because of heat,vibration,and if someone would hook up jumper cables wrong.

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After 130,000 miles or so, the brushes wear out that contact the rotor as it spins around to generate electricity. Also, there are rectifying diodes in the alternator that convert alternating current to direct current needed to recharge your battery and power your car. It's possible that jump starting can cause damage to an alternator, and you should never disconnect a battery cable with the engine running.

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i think you mean alternator? an alternator is what charges the battery whilst the car is running, like most components they wear with age, sometimes the cold weather can cause problems with frost and condensation. peugeots are known to get electrical faults much like the ford, most commonly the alternator, starter motor or battery. alternators can be bought new from trade shops like partco or unipart for about £50 and they are just as good and a lot cheaper than buying from a manufactuer. you can also look for a reconditioned one which will be just as good as a new one for about £20, check the yellow pages, good luck.

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Sir. Inside of the alternator there are rectifiers, diodes, a commutator, brushes, windings, field strips and bearings on both ends. I'm not here to snow you. Usually A diode or rectifier wipes out and they need to be replaced and a well equipped local starter, generator, alternator shop will completely check it out and fix the bad part, turn the commutator clean it up and install new brushes. The difficult thing is to find a shop that ts truly outstanding. They do not cut corners and usually can fix most alternators. They pride themselves in providing such a service. If you don't want to bother with this find an auto repair shop that sells Cardone manufactured parts. their company is near Philadelphia PA.. This company has been in business over fifty years. Good Luck Sir.

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