99 Sunfire GT-blinking battery light?

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Niagara Boy - 12 Aug 2007 14:26 GMT

This morning I was driving along and noticed the battery light on. I stopped
and checked belts and connections, all was well. I then notices while
driving home that the light stayed on while I was driving but started to
flash when I was stopped. Any ideas what is going on?
Mark

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Bill Kitterman - 12 Aug 2007 16:34 GMT

> This morning I was driving along and noticed the battery light on. I
> stopped and checked belts and connections, all was well. I then notices
> while driving home that the light stayed on while I was driving but
> started to flash when I was stopped. Any ideas what is going on?
> Mark

From your post I gather you don't have any test equipment. The only thing I
can suggest at the moment is to make sure the battery has water,
disassemble and clean the battery terminals. If you have a meter see what
kind of DC voltage the battery is seeing and check for AC to rule out the
regulator.

Bill

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Niagara Boy - 12 Aug 2007 23:46 GMT

I checked with a meter in the afternoon. Battery 12.3 volts. Car
running-battery 11.8volts. Changed the alternator and all is well!

>> This morning I was driving along and noticed the battery light on. I
>> stopped and checked belts and connections, all was well. I then notices
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> Bill

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