Charging Problem

[mrt1040]

Hi,
I know this has been covered alot, but i still can't find the problem.
When i fire up the car the red charging light stays on until i blip the throttle, and when the car gets to about 3000rpm the light begins to glow dimly.
2 days ago the battery went completly flat just after i'd been out for along drive.
I've had the alternator checked and the regulator on it changed as it was faulty.
Much to my disappointment this didn't cure the problem.

Any Ideas?

Thanks
Mark

[AllTorque]

Fusable link? Mine had broken in two just enough to put out the red light on revving, but not enough to charge the battery up - result, conked out. Cheap and easy to replace....

[M@H]

If you pop a voltmeter across the Alternator connections you'll know if youve got a problem there or not as it should give you about 13.5v or higher with the engine running..

Cheers
Matt.

[shillers]

First thing to do is check all connections to battery and alternator - If that is OK then stick a voltmeter across the battery with the engine running and it should read a constant voltage anywhere between 13.7V and 14.4V - Then load the battery by switching on all the lights and wipers and the voltage reading should remain constant (you may have to rev it slightly). If the volts drop after loading it or it does not read between the specified values mention above - sounds like alternator is still dodgy

[mrt1040]

I read in another post, that resistance across the ignition switch can cause problems. Are they talking about the connector that goes on to the ignition barrell?

Thanks for all the help so far.

Mark