Battery light

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Aitken

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I drive a 1992 200tdi 90. My battery light has started coming on and flickering very dimly when I'm driving. It gets a bit brighter at low revs, but still flickers on and off. It goes out eventually but will come on again after a while.

I've done a search on here but it didn't come up with anything relevant. Any ideas?
 
mine does exactly the same thing, although it does disappear at higher revs. I need to sort it out. I found that the two bolts on the bottom weren't at all tight the other day, so tightened them up, and also tightened the fan belt a little as well. Pretty sure it isn't slipping, but still got the problem. Would anyone say that changing the brushes was an easy job on an alternator?
 
If it's a standard alternator, the brushes are part of the voltage regulator assembly which bolts on the back. It is possible to remove the regulator in-vehicle, but a lot easier to remove the alternator first!

Having removed and replaced mine once (in-vehicle) I wasn't convinced that the small-headed bolts would cope with a repeat of the procedure. Instead I bought and fitted a new, higher-rated alternator. Once removed I could see the severe corrosion on the main connections (which are NOT part of the regulator) -- probably due to the muddy wading that a previous owner did -- and I think complete replacement was the right move. But then, it was 16 years old!
 
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