Charging Light on S2 not lighting up.
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Hi Guys
Hoping someone may be able to advise, give me a pointer on what to do regarding my s2.
Just started the car to get out of the garage to prepare for the up coming summer and noticed the alternator charging light not coming on, always has done the usual before , stays on until 2k revs then goes out. Also noticed the volt meter is registering a low charge, even after blipping the revs over 2K.
Tried looking at the instrument bulb cluster, but have made this worse now, as the full headlight bulb indicator has now stopped working also!
Any ideas on what is causing this charging issue, as if a bulb in the cluster I cant see how you change that and not sure that would cause the volt meter to show low charging.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Ps
Any good tvr electircal mechanic recommendations in Suffolk?
Hoping someone may be able to advise, give me a pointer on what to do regarding my s2.
Just started the car to get out of the garage to prepare for the up coming summer and noticed the alternator charging light not coming on, always has done the usual before , stays on until 2k revs then goes out. Also noticed the volt meter is registering a low charge, even after blipping the revs over 2K.
Tried looking at the instrument bulb cluster, but have made this worse now, as the full headlight bulb indicator has now stopped working also!
Any ideas on what is causing this charging issue, as if a bulb in the cluster I cant see how you change that and not sure that would cause the volt meter to show low charging.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Ps
Any good tvr electircal mechanic recommendations in Suffolk?
Guys
Thanks for all your advice. Looks like I have resolved it. After testing all wiring, all checked out ok, I purchased what I thought was a suitable replacement red bulb unit from TVR Racetech, and once fitted the light came on.. BUT did not cut out or start charging when rev'd, no matter how hard.
Spoke to several people and was told the replacement bulb was probably for the TVR Griff and would be a LED, hence not providing the correct power needed to the alternator, as TVR did a worked around from the original S problem on the Griff by using ceramic resisters to create the correct power.
I really struggled to find the correct ceramic resister, so ended up going to a web site called Car Builder Solutions and found a red bulb holder, where the bulb could be replaced (unlike the TVR one) and worked perfectly, goes off and starts charging without having to rev up to 2k like previously.
Part number WL5 BCR
I hope this helps if anyone is having the same problem.
Thanks for all your advice. Looks like I have resolved it. After testing all wiring, all checked out ok, I purchased what I thought was a suitable replacement red bulb unit from TVR Racetech, and once fitted the light came on.. BUT did not cut out or start charging when rev'd, no matter how hard.
Spoke to several people and was told the replacement bulb was probably for the TVR Griff and would be a LED, hence not providing the correct power needed to the alternator, as TVR did a worked around from the original S problem on the Griff by using ceramic resisters to create the correct power.
I really struggled to find the correct ceramic resister, so ended up going to a web site called Car Builder Solutions and found a red bulb holder, where the bulb could be replaced (unlike the TVR one) and worked perfectly, goes off and starts charging without having to rev up to 2k like previously.
Part number WL5 BCR
I hope this helps if anyone is having the same problem.
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