Hello all,
I have a 2004 Seat Ibiza and I decided to change the alternator because it was worn out. The old alternator started charging past 2000 RPM. After reaching 2000 RPM, even when coming back to idle, the alternator was charging. Idling for hours will just drain the battery.
After changing the alternator, the behavior is the same with only a difference: the trigger is now at 2800 RPM.
Now I suspect that the Field wire can't hold 2A because the wire might have thinned in time due to a design flaw (wire is touching somewhere or the connection at the ECU is faulty).
I need to know if I can directly connect 12V to Field. Has anyone done this?
I have a 2004 Seat Ibiza and I decided to change the alternator because it was worn out. The old alternator started charging past 2000 RPM. After reaching 2000 RPM, even when coming back to idle, the alternator was charging. Idling for hours will just drain the battery.
After changing the alternator, the behavior is the same with only a difference: the trigger is now at 2800 RPM.
Now I suspect that the Field wire can't hold 2A because the wire might have thinned in time due to a design flaw (wire is touching somewhere or the connection at the ECU is faulty).
I need to know if I can directly connect 12V to Field. Has anyone done this?