One electric fix causes another problem??

[grayw0lf]

Grounds. Anytime I have electrical gremlins, especially ones that move around, I suspect grounds. It never hurts to add a few grounds here & there.
All 3 of my old Chevy trucks had serious electrical gremlins. I added a few extra grounds to each & 95% of my electrical nightmares went away.

Also suspect grounds if you have cleaned up & sprayed a little paint lately. Its nice to get stuff good & clean, but that's where many gremlins come from.

 

[Todd8665]

Well.... Few weeks have gone by since i installed the new alternator and SS voltage regulator and the alternator/charge light has begun to flicker on. I've noticed if I turn on one of the lights it doesn't come on/happen at all?? Again i suspect a grounding issue. Guess I'll add a few like grayw0lf suggested and see if that helps. Other than that you can see me driving with the headlights on at high noon...

 

[careyo63]

My Bad connection on the Fuse Panel done the same thing. I kept a volt meter bungy chorded to the Battery so I could check the Volts and know if I was charging when it started blinking. 13.75 and it would start flashing. I pretty much new It was a bad connection. Finding it drove me nuts though. It was on the 5amp on the Fuse panel I believe.

 

[445A]

Todd8665 I am a big believer in extra grounds, like greywOlf. One of the most important ground circuits that uses sheet metal, instead of running a separate wire, is the voltage regulator ground. The case of the regulator MUST be grounded, weather mechanical or solid state. I run a wire from one of the mounting screws/bolts directly to the case stud on the alternator. This eliminates any points where resistance can build up due to poor connection. I have seen the light come on at low RPMs and that made me think about pulley diameter. The smaller the alt. pulley the faster it spins. Did the alt. come with a pulley or did you use the old one? I always remove the new one and install the old one to be sure. Curious to hear back from you when you get your problem solved. Knowledge IS power, so spread it around! Good luck. 445A