At 10:58 AM 8/10/2009, Bobby Brown wrote: > 7. If still no resolve, I was also advised the dash board bulb itself can > be burned out, causing the whole system not to charge. In our case the "bulb" is an LED with a resistor in parallel to allow sufficient current to flow to tickle the alternator. Not impossible to fail, but not likely either. *However* if the resistor *does* fail the LED will still light, but the alternator will not start charging. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" |
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