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The voltage regulator cannot output a higher voltage than it gets from the alternator.

So I researched brake pads some more, starting with the 2 caterham types on offer. The “uprated” pad is a bog standard Delphi 407CP. The “standard”...

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Please explain as I would expect the alternator's voltage regulator to maintain ~14v output when the engine is running?? {I'm not an engineer} p.

There is a simple test, use a volt meter and measure your battery voltage with the car not running. Start the car let it warm up and settle to a...

Caterham’s rarely put out enough voltage at idle to charge the battery. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks John, and good luck!

Could try disconnecting the battery after starting the engine then switch on lights etc to load it up, see what happens at idle and higher rpm? Sure...

7am PT, think Croc will sneak in the last post of the old forum :smilielol5: Should we take bets :D Bill S.

Good luck. Thanks for all your effort. Graham

Just a reminder that the move to the new platform will happen tomorrow starting at 7am PT. The site will be offline for ~6-8 hours as data migrates...

Lotus Diva for sale in Hawthorne Nevada https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/d/hawthorne-car-collection-for-sale/7281378462.html Previously:...

They are part numbers 43370 and 43380, compound R35. They fit on 13/6 front and 13/8 rear wheels, almost identical dimensions to the Avon ZZRs. They...

Nothing a speaker or two can't fix according to most modern manufacturers

Our customer Simon at Barber in a 420: https://youtu.be/ByEp6FtF5Io

IF it came right down to it, Cat could probably make a light enough car if they shot for a range of 100 miles. I don't think many hard butts really...

What Hoosier tires are you using?

The companies that make engines for ships are building engines to run on ammonia and using wind power to generate hydrogen is a way to store energy...

Anker: I put 10K on my ‘97 Super Sprint, including 5-8 track days a year over a 5 year period. Sold it with the pads it came with. I have owned my...

My '87 Supersprint has been driven hard for over 20,000 miles on autocross courses where it constant brake and accelerate. It is still on its...

You were flying!!!! Per their website, you were 4” off the track record and about 1&1/2” behind Randy Pobst’s times in a 911 Turbo and a Nissan GTR....

Maybe I can have mine back together by November or December. It would be a shame to miss something this close to home.

Fear not, said the angels. Before gasoline becomes hard to get, we shall have green gas: ...

Great video....my favorite track to run.

Most Stalkers run with open sides on the engine bay; plenty of room for air to escape.

I refitted a panel directly behind the nose cone on my Locost. It has been laying around in the garage for years I had just not got around to putting...

Are you asking if I added vents? No....I didn't cut in any additional vents. I wondered about the airflow after it passed through the radiator so...

I contacted Caterham about the upgraded rear brake package Problem is there's no handbrake and would not be road legal, which after the effort and...