[Vwdiesel] flickering alternator light

[James Hansen]

Big yep.  And when you have the brush holder out, clean the little steel
springy thing that is the regulator ground contact- look in the space where
the regulator came from, you'll see it hanging down from above.  It gets a
tad corroded, and gives the reg a poor ground.
You CAN change just the brushes for around a buck.  You need to be able to
desolder and resolder the brush leads on the regulator chassis. It's pretty
easy actually.
I've replaced regs and had the headlights (400 watts of them :-)  just
perceptibly flickering at idle.... until I cleaned the regulator ground tab.
-James

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
Behalf Of Chris Geiser
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 5:01 PM
To: 'rOLf peCHUkas'; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] flickering alternator light


Sounds like bad / worn brushes... check V at battery while running and see
if it's jumping around.

Brushes are replaced easily - 2 screws on the back of the alternator hold
them in - come out as a unit and available at most FLAPS...

Chris



-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of rOLf peCHUkas
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 3:00 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] flickering alternator light

hey all
alt indicator LED on the dash is flickering
several days now - at first barely noticeable, now on more than off
(still flickering) even at speed on highway
alt belt not audibly slipping

thoughts?
thanks
Rolf
Cambridge, MA

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