Re: Battery Light

[Marc scirocco Québec <marc_scirocco@yahoo.ca>]

This is normal on some alternators, depending on your
model.

The alternator needs to get "excited" by some voltage
to start producing electricity. Without going into too
many details bla bla bla, it is normal for some of
them.

Do not forget that even though it puts out DC Voltage,
it actually produce Alternative Current, which then
goes through the regulator who rectifies it (with
diodes), and regulates it so that it does not goes any
higher than 14V.

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'88 Scirocco Slegato

--- Bill Collins <photo@intrex.net> a écrit : > This
comes up on the Vanagon list from time to time.
>  The consensus is that its just one of the things
> that makes VWs unique.
> 
> I wouldn't worry about it as long as the light
> reliably goes out the first time you rev the engine.
> 
> Bill
> 
> > only going out after I've revved the engine past
> 3k. 
> > Then it goes off and stays off. 
> 
> 
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