Charge Light on - alternator tested and good?

[michaelmiller85]

I started up my festiva the other morning - 93L and the charge light came on on the dash cluster. I turned the car off and then started it back up and it went off. Well, now the light is remaining on. I took the alternator off and had it tested and they said it was working just fine.

Note: The lights on the dash kind of pulse when the car is idling but they are steady when the engine is not running.

I have replaced the belt and confirmed everything is hooked up properly.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Michael

[GenevaDirt]

still need to make sure the belt is tight enough.....could be slipping. I would take the alternator to a different place and not mention you already had it tested and see if it test good again. Sounds like it is failing under load situations.

[FeistyFesti]

Replace your fusible links with the cartridge type fuses. They may be corroded and could cause a false alternator light to come on.

[michaelmiller85]

The Fusible links? I'm not questioning this but how could this cause a false light to come on?

[michaelmiller85]

FeistyFesti you are a good person you know that. I went out and checked the links and cleaned the connections and it now works perfect! Thanks

[WmWatt]

If you have a volt meter you can confirm by reading the voltage across the battery terminals while the engine is idling.

[FeistyFesti]

Thanks Michael, the same thing happened to me a few months back when I washed and degreased my engine. I guess I got some water in my fusible links and they were severely corroded so I replaced them with the fuses and bam, no more charge light. So glad you fixed your problem!

[M3NTAL]

I'm going to check mine now cause sometimes my charge light flickers, probably just bad connection at the cartridge fuses thanks guys!