Ken :
Sounds like your cutout contacts aren't closing/making contact. Most
likely a bad regulator, possibly a mis-polarized generator, or incorrect
wiring. Check the voltage on the D terminal (which should be wired to the
generator output terminal and the IGN lamp). If it's above 15 volts, you
have a bad regulator. If it's opposite battery voltage (ie + on a + ground
car, - on a - ground car), the generator is polarized wrong. If it's near
battery voltage (11-14 volts), there is a wiring error to the lamp. (In
normal operation, one side of the lamp is connected to the battery through
the ignition switch, the other side through the cutout contacts. Since the
net voltage is near 0, the lamp goes out.)
Randall
On Thursday, September 09, 1999 4:23 PM, KHOCO@aol.com [SMTP:KHOCO@aol.com]
wrote:
>
> Listers
> My ignition light keeps blowing. I put a new one in and and
start
> the car, at idle it glows dimly if I rev the engine it glows brighter and
> brighter untill it blows. this is not a good thing. I have a 70 spit mk 3
> with a generator. Whats going on here?
>
> Ken Copeland
> 70 GT6+ KC78784
> 70 Spit FDU84919
> 70 GT6+ KC81551 (Ok so I like 70s)
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