No-Charge Indicator Fails To Light Up; No-Charge Indicator Goes Out But Then Glows Feebly - Fiat 850 Sedan 1968 Shop Manual

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ELECTRICAL
No-Charge Indicator Fails to Light up.
213
POSSIBLE
CAUSES
1) Inoperative Indicator lamp.
2) «Open)l between terminal «51
II
of generator and
lamp holder of indicator.
3) « Open» between Indicator junction and plug.in
Insert «15-54» of ignition switch.
4) « Open» in Ignition switch circuit.
5)
«
Open» between plug-In Insert 113011 of ignition
switch and plus terminal clamp of battery.
REMEDIES
1) Check lamp and lamp holder:
- replace lamp by a new one;
- repair or ,enew lamp holder.
2) Check circuit (wire and junction) for an «open
II:
- renew wire or recondition junction.
3) Check circuit (cable, insert, junction and fuse) for an «openll:
-
renew wire of fuse or ,econdltlon junction or insert.
4) Check for an «open]l) between terminals 30 and 15/54:
- renew ignition switch.
5)
Check circuit (In case of an
I(
open)l, engine cannot be
started):
- renew wire or recondition insert or clamp.
No-Charge Indicator Goes out but then Glows Feebly.
POSSIBLE
CAUSES
1)
Indicator lamp faulty from low lighting voltage.
2) Voltage regulator points slightly oxidized or dirty,
or else cutout relay points worn.
3) Cutout relay shunt winding broken.
REMEDIES
1) Check lighting voltage of Indicator lamp:
- replace lamp by another having a lighting voltage of
1.1 to 1.5.
2) Check voltage regulator points:
- clean points with a proper file;
- replace regulator unit by a new one.
3) Replace regulator unit by a new one.
NOTE - After the trouble
has
been detected, check:
wires for a secure fastening at terminals «30. and .51 .. of regulator and at terminal «51
It
of generator;
plug-in inserts in circuit between terminal «30
l)
of regulator and socket «30
l)
of ignition
switch for a secure coupling.
WARNING· Whenever it is necessary to go over the generator regulator for point clean-
ing. readjustment is required as outlined on page
210.

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