Old Septimus Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 My 4th Lucas recon dynamo in <2 years has just failed having done barely 100 miles. When I took off the back plate the (very worn) brushes fell out as the wires had not even been fixed to them, just pinched in under the springs. The commutator was completely shagged and should have been scrapped - the insulation was cracked and chunks of copper had been pulled off. For this I had recently paid over £60. I have grown used to inferior design and poor workmanship from Lucas but they now seem to have sunk to blatant fraud. Where, please, can I get hold of a properly reconditioned LRD102 dynamo? I am now off to stuff the offending armature up the corporate orifice and firebomb the head office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbar Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 I'm also on my 4th in 2 years. My third one failed within 12 miles, they had missed off a bush, so the alt fan rattled against the casing at anything over 2000 revs. Great bit of kit!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 are these genuine recondition by lucas or are they just lucas by make you may find if you are purchasing them from a difrent source they may not be overhauled by lucas you get one year warranty on all recon starters and alternators dynamos ect you should be taking them back and making this point good luck fredid=blue> smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 Know it's not an obvious supplier but try Safari Engineering in Eversley (nr Reading Berks) Contact is Dave Mile 0118 973 2732 he may be able to help (also he is about half the price of Lucas Centres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 We have a Lucas service centre in Canterbury (Wincheap Industrial Est) I have never had the need for a service exchange item from them, but they seem to know their stuff in the other depts & have NEVER failed to get the parts I need from stock!!! Worth a call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelspeed Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 Not for nothing are they known as: Lucas; Prince of Darkness Complain at your own peril. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Septimus Posted March 6, 2002 Author Share Posted March 6, 2002 Thanks for these contacts. Yes, the dynamo was supplied by a reputable factor as Lucas and came in a smart green box and had the right stickers on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now