John Williamson wrote:
ARW wrote:
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.

Alternatively, try one of the cigarette lighter jump lead sets and one
of the jump start batteries with a cigarette lighter socket built in.
Disconnect for starting, and connect while running. You don't even
need to open the bonnet. Or make up a lead with a cigarette lighter
plug on one end and a pair of decent Crocodile clips on the other.

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.

Let's hope the bearings don't fail totally, then. Electrically,
there's normally no problem running with no charge from the
alternator, but a mechanical failure can be a bit dramatic.

Nothing that the cutting the belt would not cure?

--
Adam