I replaced the voltage reg and it charges fine but now when I turn the car off the CHG light stays on. If I leave the battery plugged in too long it will be dead. apparently when the light is on in this instance something is drawing on the battery when it shouldnt be. Any ideas?BOBLOOK wrote:probably
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- Wed Dec 09, 2015 5:12 am
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- Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:45 pm
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In many case is uncertain what causes the diode to blow. The cathode side need to spare the voltage that trigger the charge light. Thats is not happed in youre case causing the circuit to stay on and drain the battery So i drove it quite a bit with the new alternator without replacing the voltage r...
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:32 pm
- Forum: Electrical
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So i guess now i just have figure whats causing it to blow. If i just replace the alt its just going to blow again right?BOBLOOK wrote:Yes it will charge just fine just the trio circuit diode is blow
- Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:27 pm
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Sound that you-re alternator maybe bad? When you disconnect the battery cable then reconnect it back do you hear an click sound?? If yes on diode is blow in the alternator It does click. But it also will stay on if i disconnect the battery telling me its doing its job. Is it still possible for it t...
- Thu Oct 08, 2015 2:57 am
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I replaced the reg and it charges now (woohoo!) But now when i turn the car all the way off the chg light stays on and drains the battery if i leave it off for more than 24 hoursBOBLOOK wrote:Here !
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:15 am
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Where would I find that?BOBLOOK wrote:Voltage regulator bad ?
- Wed Jul 15, 2015 2:29 am
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- Topic: Battery isnt charging.
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Battery isnt charging.
About a month ago the CHG light on my '79 corolla wagon started going on but fading away at high rpms. It was only about a week of owning it that this happened and I didnt think to look up what it meant. Not too long after that the light wouldn't fade at all. At this point I decided to take the alte...