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RE: Re: [No HA content] Car "alternator warning light"


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  • Subject: RE: Re: [No HA content] Car "alternator warning light"
  • From: Keith Doxey <keith.doxey@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:20:26 -0000
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Hi Chris

What you say it true. On some vehicles this could be the case however I
have
seen several car wiring diagrams where there was a resistor in parallel
with
the bulb so that a bulb failure would not cause the alternator to not
charge.

Keith

> An interesting asside, I have heard that if the warning light bulb
> fails open circuit, when you first start the engine, unless ther is
> sufficient residual magnetic field in the rotor, no output is
> generated and the alternator appears dead!  New alternator for £££
> when a pew p bulb is all that is required.  ( This may have changed
> with modern alternators. )
>
> Hope that hasn't confused everyone, including myself!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris Williams
>


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