Andy, This is a real R30 right, not a 1600. I don't know the in/outs specifically of the DR30 and I haven't got a tech manual for them but here goes.
Ok, it's most likely to be a lazy pot in the internal regulator. The other than charge and oil lights stay on as they can get a path to earth through the lazy pot. It would be interesting to pull the "field/neutral" plug off the back of the alternator and see if that changes the behaviour of the other lights. With this plug off the oil light will work as normal, the charge light should be off and stay off when the engine is started. I'm more interested in what the other lights do with the plug off. They may work properly or not at all like the charge light. Let me know what happens with this test and I'll think some more about it. There is another possibility and that the inline diode that's in the Field wire (that goes to the charge light) as this is what's missing in a 1600 when you use a FJ alternator (an most likely Mark's problem) but I'll wait and see what you find by just taking the plug out. The alternator wont charge at all with this plug out so put it back in when you've recorded the results. Be careful of the wiring when you remove the plug, things get a bit brittle over time in there. regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 8 March 2002 4:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Electrical problem Hey, I have this little problem in my R30, where several dash lights stay on, after starting the car. They are the fuel light, door open light, spotlight indicator, and the brake fail light. Charge and oil lights go off when they are supposed to, and to the best of my knowledge they both function correctly. The lights usually go off when the engine is given a few revs, ie the problem mainly only exists at idle. Just below normal idle (ie when the prehistoric aircon is switched on - about 700rpm) the same lights stay on but are considerably dimmer, and become even dimmer when indicators etc are switched on. I am screwed for ideas here... the alternator is producing a steady 13.8V at idle, and I haven't modified any of the wiring in the car recently. The problem sounds kind of similar to the one that Mark Alford was having with his charge light going off above idle. But, it may be completely different. Any ideas? (*turns and looks at Terry Rudd, the endless fountain of wisdom*). Cheers, Andrew. This message was sent through MyMail http://www.mymail.com.au --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
