Charge light came on when headlights came on - solved

kned33

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Charge light came on when headlights came on - solved

02-04-2008, 04:48 PM

I have a 91 Festiva GL. Last Friday the charge light came on when I turned on the headlights. Today with it idling the charge light came on when I put the brakes on. The battery is fairly new. Previous owner put a new alternator in sometime this past year.

I decided to test the connectors to the alt. for corrosion. I found the nut was loose so I was not making a good connection. Cleaned the terminal and connector. Now charges fine. One problem resolved! :lol:

kned33

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02-04-2008, 07:53 PM

Glad we could help. :wink:

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02-05-2008, 12:27 AM

SWEET!

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02-05-2008, 10:17 AM

Simple solutions are always such a relief!

Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.
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02-05-2008, 11:03 AM

i will check mine out this weekend.
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