I will do a multimeter test later but I will answer the other questions you
ask.
1) I am the second owner of the car so I don't know how many miles the
current alternator has. The car has 115k miles total.
2) Yes by batter light I mean the icon that looks like a batter with
positive and negative markings lights up RED
3) I have only owned this car since 2001 and this is the third battery since
then. I don't much bother with checking the battery as the batter has a LONG
warranty and the store that I bought it from just gives me a brand new one.
That is what I did yesterday. Of the three only the first one was permitted
to die completely I think.
Can you tell me what you are getting at. I mean do you think the alternator
is the problem? If so how have you come to this conclusion. I know
information is limited as you don't have the alternator reads yet.
"Elle" <honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Can you please get a multimeter and take DC voltage measurements at the
> battery terminals as follows?
>
> 1. Engine off.
> 2. Engine warmed up (like five minutes), idling.
> 3. Engine warmed up, idling, with headlights, interior heater blower, and
> defogger on.
>
> See also the alternator check procedure at:
> http://media.honda.co.uk/car/owner/m.../400/16-94.pdf
>
> How many miles and years are on your car's alternator?
>
> When you say "battery light," you do mean the warning light on the
> dashboard, don't you? Please describe the color of this light and any
> symbol appearing on it.
>
> How many batteries has this alternator gone through? How many of these
> batteries were permitted to die completely before replacement?
>
> Please answer as best you can the questions people ask of you. Otherwise,
> people are less likely to respond again.
>
> "adf" <afsd> wrote > Can anyone help me out please
>> Car: 1991 Honda Accord Wagon
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>>
>> OK after getting some advice I replaced the battery and put in a brand
>> new one. Now the car starts and runs fine however, when the batter light
>> is on I cannout use the alam/automatic unlock button in my key. The alam
>> light stays ON. After driving a few blocks the battery light goes off and
>> evreything seems fine.
>>
>> I am worried because this is what it did for the last week until
>> yesterday when my car died and would not start. So I got a new battery.
>>
>> Why is the battery light coming on.
>>
>> Uday
>>
>>
>>
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