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polokris · Post by **polokris** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:35 pm

WHEN im driving, when i get to 5500RPM+ the BATTERY light comes on... and stays on till i drop BELOW 5500RPM.....

sumone tell me what it is...... im confused, NEVER done it before

Kris

Polo Paul · Post by **Polo Paul** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 10:00 pm

Is it the 1043cc? my old MK2 used to do that all the time at high revs. I think its because theres so much power going into the alternator that it escapes into the electrical system, causing the battery light to light up.

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:24 am

thats random.... as iv taken her to 8000rpm+ and nothing. and also i do drive the car hard.... 5000/6000rpm+ not ALL the time, but quite a bit... haha

so iv noticed it now... and just want to stop it, as its annoying!

tupac2makaveli71 · Post by **tupac2makaveli71** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:03 am

alternator over charging? check the earth clean it and the alternator belt.....i remember when you used to help me out

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:33 am

haha! thanks man! i will do!

ZOMBIE · Post by **ZOMBIE** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:03 pm

pics of yesterdays meet kris- get em up son!!

The G Man · Post by **The G Man** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:14 am

It could be the alternator itself - perhaps it's only just feeding enough charge to the battery when driving below 5500rpm but the extra strain of going over 5500rpm is making the battery light come on.

Matty2021 · Post by **Matty2021** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 12:07 pm

Alot of the time stuff like this tends to be dodgy earths/connections, specially with older cars.

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:22 pm

I had this, and it gradually got worse until the alternator light would only go off at idle. It was basically the alternator slowly dying. The other thing it could be is belt slip, but its unlikely at that kind of rpm.

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:20 pm

rite..... coz i got a posh head unit.... LMAO...... its got a Volt metre built in...... i turnd it on the other day, and it read 12.8 or summit like that when @ 0-5000RPM, but as soo as she hits 5000RPM.... the voltage is 11.6/.4....

so it drops a volt when its above 5000RPM....

any more light on the situation?????

thanks Guys!

Huzey!

SteB · Post by **SteB** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:54 pm

tupac2makaveli71 wrote:alternator over charging? check the earth clean it and the alternator belt.....i remember when you used to help me out

Had the same, turned out it was a knackard regulator, only 20 quid to replace

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:19 am

where and ahwt is a regulator??

can it survive without one?.... or a "broken" one?

lol...

SKINT

polokris · Post by **polokris** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:59 am

ok... this problem is getting worse.... headunit says the car is on 9.6 volts.... lights are dim as fook, and music crackles and fuzzes!!

HELP!!!

its @ 3000 RPMish now!

hypojam · Post by **hypojam** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:27 am

New alternator for you i thinks

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:54 pm

yep, looks like yours is going the way mine did

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