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sdr
 Post subject: No Battery light
PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:10 pm 
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Any advice please, No battery light when I turn ignition, Has new alternator and Battery. Battery is not charging when engine is revved.

P.S. Posted copy of Workshop Manual her for anyone who wants it http://tinyurl.com/WorkshopManual
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blackpool
 Post subject: Re: No Battery light
PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:20 pm 
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Have you checked the battery light bulb,if gone/blown it will drain battery
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sdr
 Post subject: Re: No Battery light
PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:23 pm 
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blackpool wrote:
Have you checked the battery light bulb,if gone/blown it will drain battery


Thanks will it stop the battery charging as well?
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E7fan
 Post subject: Re: No Battery light
PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:26 pm 
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sdr wrote:
blackpool wrote:
Have you checked the battery light bulb,if gone/blown it will drain battery


Thanks will it stop the battery charging as well?


Yes, bulb needs to be intact to kick alternator into action. Also check the thin wire (blue perhaps, not sure) on the plug ( if yours has one) that goes into the back of the alternator, make sure this is connected and good contact, This is the wire that feeds the bulb.
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blackpool
 Post subject: Re: No Battery light
PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:34 pm 
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sdr wrote:
blackpool wrote:
Have you checked the battery light bulb,if gone/blown it will drain battery


Thanks will it stop the battery charging as well?

Yes will stop it charging if no bulb
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grandad
 Post subject: Re: No Battery light
PostPosted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:41 am 
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blackpool wrote:
sdr wrote:
blackpool wrote:
Have you checked the battery light bulb,if gone/blown it will drain battery


Thanks will it stop the battery charging as well?

Yes will stop it charging if no bulb

I have never heard this before. Is it the same for all cars or just these?

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sdr
 Post subject: Re: No Battery light
PostPosted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:48 am 
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Many Thanks everyone will look tonight.
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E7fan
 Post subject: Re: No Battery light
PostPosted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:32 am 
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I have never heard this before. Is it the same for all cars or just these?[/quote]

Probably just older types with actual bulbs and not modern ones with LEDs and everything controlled by an ECU.
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grandad
 Post subject: Re: No Battery light
PostPosted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 2:42 pm 
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E7fan wrote:
I have never heard this before. Is it the same for all cars or just these?


Probably just older types with actual bulbs and not modern ones with LEDs and everything controlled by an ECU.[/quote]
Ah, OK, thanks.

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