generator light on

veegrub Casual Dubber

30 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 4 Nov 2009, 6:58 pm

#745275

hi everyone
the car has been going grouse after gearbox and engine sorted but today at idle the genny light was a little on
in the afternoon it got worse, i pulled out volt regulator and the points looked burnt
when and got another one put it on same thing
pulled the top brushes of genny couldnt get to bottom ones, i couldnt be stuffed pulling it off tonight, the top brushes looked good and seem to be touching armature
the charge rate is 12.34 steady is that about right for a 12volt 1500 beetle with stereo hazards and lights it went 12.00
if anyone has a suggestion i would love to hear from you

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Nov 2009, 7:11 pm

#745278

I would be suggesting the charge rate is 13.8V from memory

Certainly 12.34 V is too low

See if i can find something

Futue te ipsum!!!

veegrub Casual Dubber

30 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 4 Nov 2009, 7:27 pm

#745283

thanks bizzare for the quick response
hope to hear from you soon
bye

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Nov 2009, 7:33 pm

#745286

have a read here

http://www.vw-resource.com/vw-resource.com_non_ssl/search.php?zoom_query=generator+charge+rate&zoom_per_page=10&zoom_and=0&zoom_sort=0

Futue te ipsum!!!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 4 Nov 2009, 9:05 pm

#745300

gennys dont really charge much at idle which is why they were phased out for alternators but it should still be making slightly more than battery voltage at idle
taking it up to about 1500-2000rpm u should have atleast 13.5v

my first bug had a genny and i used to have to clean the regulator points up a couple of times through winter to keep the light off at idle

veegrub Casual Dubber

30 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 5 Nov 2009, 3:47 pm

#745388

all fixed boys thanks very much