Since I'm not always in Seattle -- I always carry a multimeter :-)

Cheers,
Doug

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

>  RE: Battery Not Charging but No Warning Light
> BTDT but in my case it was the brushes in the alternator.  And I didn't
> catch it before I died in the middle of a freeway.  I did have a clue that
> didn't register, the gas gage falling much faster than it should have but
> it
> didn't register in my feeble mind.  So lesson learned:  First, watch those
> warning lights when they test themselves at startup (I'm sure we all do,
> every time we turn the key :) ) and Second, the alternator warning light
> doesn't warn you under certain types of failures.
> BTW, good catch Angus.  I just hope I'm as alert as you were nest time I
> have the same kind of problem.
>

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