Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
"ARW" writes:
tony sayer wrote:

If you have a spare battery and a set of jump leads that might
get you out of a fix if the worst comes to the worst..

Now I can do that. And I do have very good set of jump leads.

Can't see how that helps in this case.
So you start the engine with the jumpleads, disconnect them,
and the engine will conk out soon after, if not immediately.
Driving along with jumpleads connected sounds like a good way
to end up with a fire in the engine compartment when they fall
off.

I see your point.

Sure the Alternator is duff, not just a simple fan belt loss of
tension?...

Totally sure, it's whining like a posh bird who does not have
tickets for Ascot.

That could be a bearing or slipping belt, but doesn't mean
it's not generating (although it probably won't last long
like that).

I am 99.99% sure that the alternator has failed. The power steering runs off
the same belt and that works fine.