This is simple. I call it American manufacturing. No attention to detail, carelessness and sleeping on the job.
Starts the engine. Turns on lights and radio.
Starts the engine. Turns on lights and radio.
The alternator when the engine is on, and the battery when the engine is off.
take a battery cable off
When your lights are on and your engine is not running you are taking the power for your car lights directly from your battery. If you leave them on long enough, you will run down your battery and your car will not start. Then you will need a jump.
with the information you've given, it sounds like a weak battery.
Alternator straining to maintain battery charge?
Yes.. Well, not the engine of it. The engine/movement of the car is the power of gas/oil. Not the battery. The battery controls: lights, radios, heaters.....etc Hope this helped ;)
The most common cause for your 1997 Honda Civic lights to dim is a bad alternator. The alternator is not charging the battery. The battery retains a small charge, but not enough charge to run the engine.
This could indicate a low state of charge for the battery.
yes, because your lights run on your car battery
Weak battery? Loose or corroded battery cables? Starter solenoid?