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HI, has anyone experienced this: When revving very high, past 6,000 rpm, sometimes my battery light will flicker.
Does this mean the alternator is overcharging at that moment?
Dan
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You had use the search tool you could had find your answer. MOST of the time that mean that your alternator is crack.
Nic.
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Light illumination indicates a NO charge condition. flikering at high rpms indicates, usually, that the brushes within the alternator are floating. I give you 3 weeks from the FIRST time you saw that flicker until it fails... (if you drive daily..) IF it does fail, and the light stays on all the time: - turn off ALL loading devices (radio, headlights(iff possible) interior lights, AC, anything that will cause a load on the engine..
- keep the rpm's "normal" at around 3000 or lower.
- drive straight home, or to the garage, wherever you plan on fixing this..
- expect to get about 40-50 miles out of it before the car dies(it is currently running on battery only..)
Now.. before someone chimes in, I will explain something. A GOOD battery, with a FULL charge, can be expected to go 80-100 miles on careful driving.. but: how new is your battery, and how full is the charge if your light was flickering already?) Check out the how-to under duratec maintenance, under "Ray's how-to's" Straight-forward, and NOT difficult, with the help of a few extensions. Ray
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thanks guys...my battery is only 2 1/2 years old. I'll check the other info you suggested.
have a great weekend
dan
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FWIW:
a completely DEAD battery, would not trip a no-charge light.. it has absolutely nothing to do with battery voltage, rather with CHARGE from the alternator..
Ray
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so just take it out and rebuild the darn thing, alot cheaper.
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rebuilt alternators can, and usually do fall in to the category of "sub-par" performance or reliability, heck even purchasing a remanufactured one is a gamble (look at the gobs of threads on alternators going out within 3 months of being replaced.. [some within the month..])
it IS possible to buy brushes, and replace them, but hardly economical, or worthy. (I promise I am not trying to follow you and rain on EVERY parade you have going, Eduardo...)
Ray
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no man its cool i understand you have alot of good information to tell so tell it, im just saying what i know, i rebuild alternators all the time, power window motors to really any electric motors. and yea a couple i have rebuilt have failed , but thats only a couple and sh!t happens.since i own a glass shop i set in my basement every night rebuilding darn motors. and its well worth it, when you can get them for free rebuild them and sell it for 150$ why not?
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