Hi,
i have a 2008 mb viano 2.2 4x4 that are not charging.. it has a 200A alternator.
for some days ago i drove the car to the shops, all seems fine then, but on the way back i noticed that the red battery lamp was on, and as i assumed it was not charging.
when i start the car the red battery indicator comes on after a few seconds
I bought a new alternator, 200A and with the alternator it followed a test paper with the data from the test.
we installed the alternator in the car and started the car.. no battery lamp.
Jobb well done.. we think.. but he wanted to check with a multimeter, and it does not charge, no battery lamp, but we tried to turn on lights, fan etc.. voltage sinks.. then the red lamp gets on.
we charged the car for an hour or so, then i started to drive home, using park lights and use a less as possible with current..
my car has a spare battery that i have to charge my wheelchair from, it has a voltsensitive relay that i can activate with a switch.
when i drove home, after 6-7 km the battery lamp came on, and i switched on the spare battery, the red battery lamp turned off, but after a while the red lamp was back.
we are scratching our head now, what can be wrong. Can we messure the two signal cables that goes into the alternator to check if that is ok?
any ideas?
i have a 2008 mb viano 2.2 4x4 that are not charging.. it has a 200A alternator.
for some days ago i drove the car to the shops, all seems fine then, but on the way back i noticed that the red battery lamp was on, and as i assumed it was not charging.
when i start the car the red battery indicator comes on after a few seconds
I bought a new alternator, 200A and with the alternator it followed a test paper with the data from the test.
we installed the alternator in the car and started the car.. no battery lamp.
Jobb well done.. we think.. but he wanted to check with a multimeter, and it does not charge, no battery lamp, but we tried to turn on lights, fan etc.. voltage sinks.. then the red lamp gets on.
we charged the car for an hour or so, then i started to drive home, using park lights and use a less as possible with current..
my car has a spare battery that i have to charge my wheelchair from, it has a voltsensitive relay that i can activate with a switch.
when i drove home, after 6-7 km the battery lamp came on, and i switched on the spare battery, the red battery lamp turned off, but after a while the red lamp was back.
we are scratching our head now, what can be wrong. Can we messure the two signal cables that goes into the alternator to check if that is ok?
any ideas?