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Old 08-27-2017, 07:05 PM   #1
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My battery light comes on when I rev up the motor. Everything is fine if I let the car idle but when I get the RPMs up the battery light comes on. I checked the belt and it's not slipping.

Anybody have any idea what is causing this?
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Might be a bad alternator?? I would check that first.
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I would hook up a DVM to the battery terminals and monitor the battery voltage as you rev.
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