calvin Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 The battery charging light has just come on and when I checked at the battery with the meter it wasnt charging , so it looks like the alternator. All the connections etc are sound so it looks as if it needs to come off for a look. the saga continues, I got a replacement alternator 2nd hand but now I have fitted it the battery light is staying on despite the fact that there is plenty of volts (14.4) coming out of the alternator. A bit weird. I have decided to live with it for now but keep checking the output manually regularly and fork out for a new alternator if this one fails. Any ideas why the charging light is still on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 short circuit in the lamp line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K88 MUD Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Could be a short inside the unit itsself......we have a new one you can have for £100.....its a "V" belt one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errol209 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Or possibly a broken wire in the warning lamp circuit at the alternator end - whip the plug off and see if there is 12v ish on the thin wire (brown and black on mine) with the ignition on. If not, the wire is broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big tim Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I had a simlar problem had 3 new alternators all carp but they where britpart changed to a magnetti marelli one and not had a problem since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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