defective voltage regulator
Voltage regulator or loose wire.
Have you checked the fuses?AnswerMay be a bad voltage regulator. alternator is no good without a voltage regulator. that's what "turns on" the alternator.
Defective alternator or internal voltage regulator is bad.
Defective alternator or internal voltage regulator is bad.
does the kia have a remote voltage regulator
faulty voltage regulator
Bad voltage regulator
The voltage regulator for the alternator is in the computer. If the voltage regulator in the computer does not work, you can add an external voltage regulator and then your battery will charge normally. Make sure to check the ground on the computer. If the ground is bad on the computer, then the computer will not regulate the voltage to the alternator properly.
The alternator, in cooperation with the voltage regulator and the charge relay.
If the regulator is bad, the alternator would have a low charge or a high charge or no charge at all. With a good battery that is fully charged (12.68 volts) and the engine warmed up and idling with no accessories on, you should get a voltage reading at the battery of 14.2 v (plus or minus .2 v).
i have changed the alternator and voltage regulator and it still wont charge ; 84 Plymouth reliant
Bad alternator? Bad voltage regulator? Bad Battery (won't take a charge)? Bad fusable link? Loose or corroded battery cables?