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battery light on but still charging???


JasonK

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went for a drive today (Napier to palmy and back) and my battery light was flashing on then going off again for most of the trip then about a couple of k's from home it came on and stayed on, when I stopped there was a smell of hot/burning electrics and the altenator was pretty hot (not sure if it normally is). I tested the battery and it had about 15v running with lights and radio on. I have recently replaced the brushes and bearings in the altenator. its got me beat, any ideas?

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well now i'm wondering whats going on. I changed the altenator last weekend to a second hand one i've had for a while, barely drove the car all week but it seemed ok, was charging etc, now I drive back to napier tonight and light starts flashing again, as the light flashes on my headlights got brighter.

god dam electrics. anyone have any ideas?

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Some alternators use the same plug for the sensor and charge light, but the polarity of the connections is reversed. Worth checking this out - it caused me some short term confusion when I changed from a Mitsubishi alternator to a Lucas one in the Silvia, and had similar symptoms to what you are describing.

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