Odds are high that it's the alternator itself that's failed.
With the engine running, check the voltage from the brown/yellow wire to
ground at the alternator. If it's below 12v, then the alternator (or the
regulator inside it) is almost certainly at fault.
Randall
> A quick (I hope) question: After having my battery disconnected
> on my 6 for
> about three weeks while I re-did my interior I reconnected
> tonight, started
> her up and saw that the ignition light now stays on. My Bentley
> manual says
> this signifies a fault in the charging system that needs to be checked
> immediately.
>
> Any thoughts as to what to check first? The idea of tracing an
> electrical
> fault doesn't really excite me -- I was hoping to actually drive
> the beast
> this weekend.
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