My Fix For Alternator Lt On After Start-up Until High Revs

[phillpot]

Penelope Stopit said:

Here is one other option I have just thought of,

Think someone else "thought of that" two pages ago........

Griffinr said:

added a bulb to mine, and if you position the extra bulb under the dash you get the added bonus of a footwell light.
Altered mine as I leave home early and didn't want to disturb the neighbour. Then got my first complaint, he overslept!
Rob.

[glenrobbo]

v8s4me said:

glenrobbo said:

... I never expected that!


I suppose it would get you out of your seat quite quickly!

So this is your erjection device then?

Yes Joe. I was as surprised as you were!

Should I start a caption contest with it?

[Penelope Stopit]

Penelope Stopit said:

Here is one other option I have just thought of, the only thing about this method is that I don't like the idea of hidden bulbs, at least using a hidden warning light in this way will give it some support.
Make a couple of double ended terminals like in the picture using lucar terminals, join wires to them before crimping the terminals together and connect up to the original dashboard bulb and another similar warning light/bulb

Phillpot said: Think someone else "thought of that" two pages ago

This circuit was released many years ago
I haven't posted a circuit here I have posted an image of a method that as far as I am aware has not been posted to the internet in the past and feel it could be of some help to those that need a simple rough fix

[v8s4me]

glenrobbo said:

.....Should I start a caption contest with it? ...

Nah, you'll only get MOD'd off to some other Forum.

[mentall]

[Penelope Stopit]

[Kitchski]

Mine never does this anyway....

[Penelope Stopit]

Kitchski said:

Mine never does this anyway....

Well it should do, there must be an electrical fault somewhere that is making it work correctly

[magpies]

is there any way of fitting a modern alternator (say a one from a Vauxhaul Corsa VXR - they are cheap and powerful BUT look as though there is no warning light lead connection (are they ecu driven?)

[phillpot]

magpies said:

is there any way of fitting a modern alternator

Google "self exciting alternator" ...