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Alternator or voltage regulator??
Posted: January 13th, 2003, 4:55 am
by RedSkittle
Ok... heres the problem. My car wont start and at idle my lights dim and my stereo turns off when i hit the breaks and sometimes when i turn my heater on. My battery is fine but my charging system is not up to par. What could possibly make my car do this?
Re: Alternator or voltage regulator??
Posted: January 13th, 2003, 8:37 am
by pelado
The voltage regulator is internal in most modern alternators so I think a new alternator would take care of this without determining whether it's the charging capacity or the voltage regulation that's causing your problem.<p>Oh yeah, it sounds like you've got electrical bugaboos as well. Got an aftermarket sound system installed by persons of unknown wiring ability perhaps?<p>[ January 13, 2003: Message edited by: pelado ]</p>
Re: Alternator or voltage regulator??
Posted: January 22nd, 2003, 9:51 am
by sand_eye
I had the same problem. It started months ago and only intermitently but was starting to become more often<p>At low idle charge light would come on if I had heater, defroster, radio, lights & brakes on.<p>It was a bad diode in the alternator.
Re: Alternator or voltage regulator??
Posted: January 22nd, 2003, 10:04 am
by Sonicxtacy02
its ur alternator. replace/rebuild it.
Re: Alternator or voltage regulator??
Posted: January 22nd, 2003, 10:05 am
by Sonicxtacy02
its ur alternator. replace/rebuild it.