If I remember my electricity from long, long ago, it takes some jusice
to charge the field to get the the alternator to output.

John Rodgers
88 GL driver

wb6otg wrote:
>>My battery is not charging. One week ago I had a head on collision. The
>>instrument panal failed and the dome light failed. Can this be related
>
> to the accident?
>
> The alternator will not charge unless the alternator light in the instrument cluster is connected and working correctly.  Seems strange, but the current from the battery, through the bulb, and into the alternator is what "jump starts" the whole process.
>
> Bill
>