charge light glows dimly at idle, brighter at high rpm

Richard J Lebens rick-l at rocketmail.com
Mon Aug 26 14:01:16 EDT 2002


Wasn't me but it sounds like a diode in the alternator is shorted.
Does it go off with the key off?  Could be one of the field rectifier
diodes.

--- "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com> wrote:
> tried a search of the archives and couldn't find it
>
> I remember someone posting ( a long time ago) that the charge light
> on their
> Audi was doing this - on dim at idle, but getting brighter at higher
> rpm.
> Can you email me back.  Mine is doing this now and I would like to
> know what
> you found out.
>
> Stephane


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