[Vwdiesel] blinking alternator light ??

[Rolf Pechukas]

OK, so I did some voltmeter testing at the alt

- 11.54v at both the battery and at the hot lead from the alt WHEN  
THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING

- @4v at the blue lead from the alt just below the big red hot lead

- @0.6v at the slide-on connector

I'm guessing that the 11.54v is from the battery, not the alt
alt may be doing nothing

I should be seeing 13-14v with the car running at the hot from the  
alt, correct?
and maybe 12.5v at the batt (what I usually see)

so I'm guessing connections are OK, or at least the problem, since I  
am not getting good charging voltage at the alt
even if the connections were bad I should still see at least 13v at  
the alt, right?

so
next: will go buy AC charger for temporary charging of my battery
then: will pull brushes and look at them

thanks for the responses
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Rolf in MA