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>>> John Duhart <DUHART@symbol.com> 04/07 9:51 AM >>>
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>Hey All,
>
> OK the Lucas Alternator saga may be resovled. My filnal problem may of been
>the miss >wiring of the Voltage regulator. I have a four-wire regulator.
>When I read the artical on >VTR I thought it said you could hook the red or
>white wires to '+' or 's'. Well I hooked the >white to '+' and the red to
>'s'. Now IGN light when the ignition was in the ON positiion. So
^^^^ should be NO, not
'Now'
>I finally figured what the hell and reversed the wires. PRESTO, the IGN light
>now come >on with the ignition in the on position.
> OK, now for the strange part. With the engine running the IGN light still
>glows. Not as >bright as when the engine is not running, but it is on. I
>placed a volt-meter across the >battery with the engine running, and the
>voltage was rising. It was at 12.4 and moving up. >If I reved the engine the
>voltage would jump to 12.8 and move up from there. Before I >started all of
>the I measured the batt voltage with the batt disconnected, it was 12.25.
>>After letting the engine running for 10-15 minutes and reving it a few times,
>I >disconnected the battery and masured it again. it was at 12.34. Also as I
>reved the >engine the IGN light would dim, but never go out completely.
> OK, I not that the current can flow through the IGN light in eiter direction.
> My question is, >is the IGN light on with my engine running because the
>alternator is charging my battery? >Opinions please.
Later,
JHD IV
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