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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: treeman on December 18, 2007, 23:08:23

Title: BATTERY LIGHT
Post by: treeman on December 18, 2007, 23:08:23

its stuck on, take the keys out of the ignition and lock it up its still on but turn the ignition on and it goes out ??? :evil: anyone got any ideas because in lost on this one

Title: BATTERY LIGHT
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 19, 2007, 12:05:48

The diode pack in the alternator has gone, time to rebuild it.

Title: BATTERY LIGHT
Post by: Evilgoat on December 19, 2007, 14:13:11

Diode pack is toast :(

Get it rebuilt, not too expensive and they'll service it too.

Title: BATTERY LIGHT
Post by: treeman on December 19, 2007, 17:09:45

cheers  :) il buy a new one an get my old one serviced it means iv always got a spare  :D  it wouldnt be anythin to do with mud would it???  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: BATTERY LIGHT
Post by: Evilgoat on December 19, 2007, 18:28:11

Quote from: "treeman"

cheers  :) il buy a new one an get my old one serviced it means iv always got a spare  :D  it wouldnt be anythin to do with mud would it???  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Its possible, but unlikeley. The diode pack is the big chunk of electronics on the back, the symptoms you describe would need a diode to break down, thats an electronic failure rather than mechanical.

Title: BATTERY LIGHT
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 23, 2007, 13:40:08

They can be damaged though if the comutator is playing up, that the brass rings that feed power to the rotor coil (feild coil).  It's the only moving part other than th bearings.

Title: BATTERY LIGHT
Post by: treeman on December 23, 2007, 17:09:46

sorted  :D  1 nice shiny new alternator an no light stuck on, cheer  :D