where can i get my alternator rewound?

Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

anyone know where i can get an alternator rewound? elliotts quoted me 70 quid, which sounds a bit much.

Ropehead · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 02 May 2002 Karma :

sounds a bit much, most garages will do stuff like than its probably not that hard 2 do yourself, (but time consuming) id say £40-50 sounds about wright, but iv never had it done Confused

Major_Grooves · The Doctor Joined: 10 May 2002 Karma :

I enquired about getting my alternator rewound when it went on my Planet.

It turned out it would take lots of manhours to do - far more than it would cost to replace it. First of all it depends on the size of the alternator - small is difficult and on what grade of wire is used, but the difficult thing is you have to remember exactly how many winds there are when you unwind it and make sure there are exactly the same number when you wind it back. nd there are alot of winds. I'm surprised they could do it for as little as #70 actually.
If I remember correctly a new alternator was going to cost me #150 (or was it #250 Confused

) so i got one through a breakers for about #40 instead and it is working so far Cool

(touch wood Rolling Eyes

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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

well breakers were asking 50-55 quid, and the ones i trust didn't have any in, so i'm sending it off to elliots tomorrow - 15 quid difference and peace of mind and a guarantee on it.

plus apparently NC24/30/35 die after standing for a while, so mine died after standing for 3 years and i wouldn't trust one that died out on a breakers shelf.