Charging System/Battery
Troubleshooting
No power - key turned on
● Dead battery
- Low fluid level
- Low specific gravity
- Charging system failure
● Disconnected battery cable
● Main fuse burned out
● Faulty ignition switch
Low power - key turned on
● Weak battery
- Low fluid level
- Low specific gravity
- Charging system failure
● Loose battery connection
CHARGING SYSTEM
Low power - engine running
● Battery undercharged
-Low fluid level
- One or more dead cells
● Charging system failure
Intermittent power
● Loose battery connection
● Loose charging system connection
● Loose starting system connection
● Loose connection or short circuit in ignition
system
Charging System Failure
● Loose, broken or shorted wire or connection
● Faulty voltage regulator
● Faulty rectifier
● Faulty alternator
15-2
Measure battery current leakage.(⇨15-5)
Check the regulator rectifier.(⇨15-7)
·Battery is failing
·Open circuit in wire harness.
·Poorly connected coupler.
·Shorted harness wire.
·Faulty ignition switch.
·Faulty regulator rectifier.
·Check the charging coil of theA.C
generator.(⇨15-7)
·Faulty regulator rectifier.
·Faulty battery.
Inspect the charging voltage.(⇨15-5)
Check the voltage between the battery line and
ground wire of regulator rectifier.(⇨15-6)
Check the resistance of the charging coil at
the charging coil line of regulator rectifier
coupler.(⇨15-6)
Check the regulator rectifier.(⇨15-7)
CORRECT
INCORRECT
INCORRECT
CORRECT
·
Poorly connected A.C generator coupler.
·Faulty charging coil.
ABNORMAL
NORMAL
ABNORMAL
INCORRECT
ABNORMAL
OVER 15V
14~15V
UNDER 14V
NORMAL
NORMAL
CORRECT