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Re: [Healeys] Ignition warning light

To: "'Warren Dietz'" <flyhihealey@gmail.com>, "'Ian Hey'" <rianhey@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ignition warning light
From: Simon Lachlan via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:58:03 +0100
Cc: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
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Seems to be an alternator thing.

Simon

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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Warren Dietz =
via Healeys
Sent: 30 September 2022 15:07
To: Ian Hey <rianhey@btinternet.com>; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Ignition warning light

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I have had  LED instrument\generator(red) bulbs since 2009. =20

 Works as intended like original incandescent lamp. Lights up at low =
idle etc.

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Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986>  for =
Windows

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Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 8:36 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Ignition warning light

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My understanding is that an LED is fine for a dynamo, but for an =
alternator the current generated by the warning light is what gets the =
field coils energised, and LEDs pull so little current that the field =
coils will not energise, and so no generation takes place.

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Ian

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vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Seems to be an alternator =
thing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><di=
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0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
lang=3DEN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US> Healeys =
&lt;healeys-bounces@autox.team.net&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Warren Dietz =
via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> 30 September 2022 15:07<br><b>To:</b> Ian =
Hey &lt;rianhey@btinternet.com&gt;; =
healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Ignition warning =
light<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>I have had&nbsp; LED instrument\<b>generator(red</b>) bulbs =
since 2009. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US>&nbsp;Works as intended like original incandescent lamp. =
Lights up at low idle etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>Sent from <a =
href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986";>Mail</a> for =
Windows<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US>From: =
</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US><a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>Ian Hey via =
Healeys</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, September 30, 2022 8:36 AM<br><b>To: =
</b><a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>S=
ubject: </b>[Healeys] Ignition warning =
light<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>My =
understanding is that an LED is fine for a dynamo, but for an alternator =
the current generated by the warning light is what gets the field coils =
energised, and LEDs pull so little current that the field coils will not =
energise, and so no generation takes place.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Ian<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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