Check that you have a good low-resistance connection on the large wire.
This goes to the battery, and if there is corrosion or a high resistance,
this will also cause the light to come on.
If that is verified good, then you definitely have a bad alternator.
-Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "the505inme" <the505inme@yahoo.ca>
To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 10:28 AM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] Re: 84 505 XN6 not charging
> With that little wire off, the light goes out, and no charge. With
> the wire attached, the light comes on, and still no charge.
>
> I still think it's a wire, although it seems like another alt
> failure. Wierd bec it worked perfect on the donor car.....the saga
> continues.
>
> --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Eduardo Kaftanski <e@n...> wrote:
>> On Sat, May 07, 2005 at 10:11:10PM -0000, the505inme wrote:
>> > ok, we have an 84 505 gas XN6 , and found the alt. was not
> charging.
>> > The bat. light came on and the amp meter showed 12.2. So on went
> a
>> > good alt. that showed 15. on the amp meter. Now the warning light
> is
>> > still on and the amp read out is still at 12.2. Whats next to
> check,
>> > and where?
>> >
>>
>> disconnect the little wire from the back of the alternator. if the
> light
>> is still on, there is a short somewhere...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Eduardo Kaftanski
>> eduardo@l...
>> Red Hat Certified Engineer/Instructor/Examiner
>> Gerente Ingenieria LinuxCenter S.A.
>> Mariano Sanchez Fontecilla 310, 2do piso, Edificio Birmann24, Las
> Condes, Chile
>> http://www.linuxcenterla.com +56-2-4834000
>
>
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