Alternator died ..

there is a phrase amoung the chinese, if its nothing wrong with the thing, dont mess up with it, else it will get worst. This is so true. My prince alternator was okay all the while, but then i decided to fix it a bit as the bearing was jam and was making noise thou it is still charging well. After changing the bearing and the carbon. I didnt really test it as i was heading back to Jakarta.

Today I come back to Malaysia. driving my prince was much fun as all the new mountings fits well as the engine vibration become minimal. Its like a new car to me. But after having my dinner with my colleague at leisure mall, we decided to move on to another drink as we were waiting for another fren. As i drove out from the parking. I notice the voltage meter is reading quite weird.. Its reading as low as 11v compare to the normal 13v during charge. When i accelerate, the volt drops. Immediately i made a call to my mechanic. He told me to drive home and try to save the batt as much as possible.

Drive from cheras to Kota Damansara, Thats really a challenge. Headlight was not on. I only on the small light to save energy. After the 50 cent toll at Tasik selatan, the battery reading was as low as 10.5v d. without wasting much power, i pedal it to try to get home as fast as possible. as i reach around mid valley, the reading was as low as 9.9v d. To further save power, i switch off the battery reader. Taking the Kerinchi link to save time as my prince is running out of battery power! Further taking up the spring toll for RM1. as soon as i'm out of the toll, its quite noticeable that the battery power is very low already because the digital clock light was very dim already. Following my the RPM meter goes up and down. At that point, i totally switch of my lights worrying that i can't reach home. Luckily I was able to reach home with sufficient battery power to close of my power window with a bit of hand help.

Guess i'll need to get myself a new alternator for my prince once CNY is over.... :(