The power for the alternator field coils travels through the dash charging light bulb filament. A burned out bulb will disable the alternator. In the case of my 77 240D, when I replaced the bulb, some dash lights came back on, and others turned off!
Bruce --- "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so if the charging light is burned out it could > cause the alternator to > not work right which would cause the other dash > lights to not come on? > > Tom Hargrave wrote: > > > Kaleb, > > > > The initial alternator excite current comes > through the charge light and if > > the light does not come on then your charging > circiuit will never work > > right. Some alternators will self start most of > the time and I suspect that > > the alternator you installed is one of these. > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Hargrave > > 256-656-1924 > > www.kegkits.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Kaleb C. Striplin > > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 1:50 AM > > To: Mercedes mailing list > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] charging problem, 560SEL > > > > > > Well I ended up swapping out the alternator and > that solved the charging > > problem but my lights are still not coming on. > They are not burned out > > because after the engine was running turned on > headlights to see if the > > light out indicator came on(have a headlight out) > which it did. What is > > it that is supposed to make all the lights come on > before startup? > > > > Tom Hargrave wrote: > > > > > >>The battery light should come on and if not, your > issue might be soemthing > >>as simple as a burned out charge (battery) bulb. > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Tom Hargrave > >>256-656-1924 > >>www.kegkits.com > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Kaleb C. Striplin > >>Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 1:14 PM > >>To: Mercedes mailing list > >>Subject: [MBZ] charging problem, 560SEL > >> > >> > >>Messing with my 560 again today. Basically its > not charging at all. > >>Put a different voltage regulator on it from > another alternator I had > >>laying around and it made no difference. Either > both were bad(the > >>replacement regulator had longer brushes) or > something else is my > >>problem. I guess I will probably just have to > swap out the whole > >>alternator. I did notice however that when the > key is turned on, and > >>before the engine is started, the only lights that > come on in the > >>cluster is the o2 light and the SRS light. None > of the others, oil > >>level, coolant level, battery etc come on. Im not > sure exactly what the > >>deal is with that. If the alternator was bad > would it cause these > >>lights to not come on? Or is there some other > problem that doesnt allow > >>the lights to come on and also keeps alternator > from charging? Seems I > >>heard somewhere that if the battery light does not > come on either > >>because its burned out or whatever the alternator > will not charge. > >> > >>Thanks > >>-- > >>Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > >> 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, > >> 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 > 240D, > >> 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > >>Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > >> > >>_______________________________________ > >>For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >>For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________ > >>For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >>For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, > > 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 > 240D, > > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > -- > Kaleb C. 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