Indicator light problem, in 96 Accent.

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MATTHEW C ZANK

My brake, and battery lights are on dim, in my 96 Accent, all the time.
there is noting wrong about those systems, in fact when i pull my parking
brake on, the brake light goes to
full brightness anyone know what is going on?

thanks
 
My car runs fine, there is noting wrong with the alternator. Why would my
brake light be on also? the lights are not to full brightness. I can not
turn on my rear defost.
 
Yes, it looks like my alternator is trashed. My car has 90,000 miles on it.
Is this normal wear??
 
It's not abnormal to expect a 90k alternator failure.

The alternator controls the battery lamp. The way the cluster is wired
causes the brake lamp to come on when the alternator illuminates the
battery lamp.
 
jesus yes it is =)
we had to replace our alt at only 85 000 kms, and our wiper motor.
was strange how they both went same time, air bag light was on one am, took
it in alt charging to high, and of course that am it was pissing catsn dogs
out.
bingo , no wipers.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh =)
so yeah, u got a good run form your alt...
make sure your belt is good condition too, almost every accent i see has a
whisping alt belt sound..
 
Yes, it looks like my alternator is trashed. My car has 90,000 miles on it.
Is this normal wear??
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Quite possible for the brushes to be worn out at that distance. Before
you do the typical thing of spending huge money on a replacement
alternator why don't you consider replacing the only part that will
likely be worn, the brushes.
It only takes a few minutes of your time and a soldering iron to fit
new ones that shouldn't cost any more than $5. while you've got it
apart you can give the bearings a spin to check if they're OK, which
they likely will be.
In the unlikely event that it's more complex than just the brushes
worn down you can still slap it back together and waste money on an
exchange unit. At least it'll be one of the rare ones that the
remanufacturing boys will have to do some real work to fix.

For a very plain website try
http://ii.net/~farmerjim/
 
Because the alternator lamp is actually on, replacing the brushes will
probably repair this alternator. This isn't the most common failed part
on Hyundai alternators, however. More often, the voltage regulator itself
fails. So, the question is this: is it worth it to replace the brushes
knowing that the voltage regulator may fail shortly? Only the vehicle
owner can answer. He knows his situation; we don't. Regardless, it's an
excellent point.
 
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