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Phil;
I certainly appreciate all the recommendations...from you and ALL posters, but I do need to point out one important thing: The initial posting was regarding the AMP indicator, and I did try to answer that...renewing the brushes will likely fix Cornbread's symptoms...but some of the posters made the leap and recommended the alt upgrade to get rid of the AMP light...while I also appreciate this I recommend against it ?!?!?! Why, because, the upgrade will "fix" the dimly lit AMP Indicator, it will extinguish the indicator for the WRONG REASON! That being because once upgraded, the AMP Indicator is no longer used in the sensitive manner it was in the OE generator (as explained here: http://www.sw-em.com/AMP_Indicator_ON.htm ).
Bottom line is that if the AMP Indicator is on any more than just dimly (which is absolutely normal and NOT necesarily the sign of a problem) in the OE generator setup, or has increased from "what it used to be" this indicates corrosion and SHOULD BE REMEDIED FIRST, if you're converting over OR NOT!. As a matter of fact, if an alternator conversion is undertaken at that point without doing the fuseblock, you are taking a chance! That is why I always recommend installing a reworked FB when upgrading to and alt, to safely handle the increased currents available.
Guys: The FB is the heart of the electrical system, NOT THE PLACE TO SCRIMP! Before Cornbread upgrades, he should rework the FB.
Maybe someone who has installed the SwEm reworked FB ONLY will chime in here with the result.
My final comment is that I don't like it when someone sells me something I don't need, and I wouldn't want that to happen with recommendations here either!
Cheers
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