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Old 11-10-2008, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX View Post
The ignition switch light is a fused link. When you turn on the key, the light MUST go on. The fuse in the light on my dash was no good, thus no light, except that the car started and ran until the battery went dead. Charge the battery and turn on the key. If the light doesn't go on, that's the problem. Doug told me about the fused link.
I don't understand. The red charging light is just a light that takes its 12v from fuse 5 and it gets its ground through the voltage regulator if there is no charging taking place. Other than that, it doesn't do anything at all. Where is this fusible link and how could it affect the charging?
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