Alternator putting out 17v ?

I think the moral is, do the job right in the first place.
Strip all the wiring out as your removing the alternator and don't try to put it all back together in the engine bay.
Do it proper on a bench, then feed the cables back as your refitting.

 

And crimp the ends on properly

 

We don't want any more babies

 

Cable tie

 

Of course you do!
It'll be just like wearing @Barry Haynes "Y" fronts as they share them you know!

 

Yes but we use them to scare off little kids

 

Its doing it again
Anybody got a match

 

Tell us again what you've done/changed.

 

Snotts, going to strip it all down again tmoro. Took it to an auto electrician/ alternator repairer, did a basic check, battery ok, alternator/ wiring unsure but he didn't have time to strip it down without me leaving it outside his place. It's in Grimethorpe which maybe ok if you play in the band but that's about it - its not posh Barnsley

 

Together we will get to the bottom of this...

 

Either that or its bonfire night soon

 

Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is that the regulator can't sense the voltage on the battery properly, so is overdoing it a bit. Outside chance...

 

Notice anything wrong here

 

Bit too blurry, mate!

 

A bit like me

 

What are we looking at?

 

These are the connectors to the alternator and the regulator. They are both facing the same way. Look at the wire colours

 

Whatever numpty wired it before I got it put the wires in the wrong place.

 

Has it been rewired, then? Surprised it ever worked. Assuming that they are the wrong way round, easy enough to swap over - poke something small and flat up the connector to release the little locking tangs.

You might get away with no damage to the alt...we’ll see ...