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Pinpoint Test K: The Charging System Warning Indicator Is Off With The Ignition Switch In The RUN Position and The Engine Off




Pinpoint Test






Pinpoint Test K: The Charging System Warning Indicator is Off With the Ignition Switch in the RUN Position and the Engine Off

Normal Operation

Under normal operation, the charging system warning indicator is on with the Key ON Engine OFF (KOEO).

This pinpoint test is intended to diagnose the following:
- Bulb
- Circuitry
- Instrument Cluster (IC)
- Voltage regulator
- Generator



PINPOINT TEST K: THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR IS OFF WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE RUN POSITION AND THE ENGINE OFF

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K1 CHECK THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR


- Ignition OFF.
- Disconnect: Generator C1104A.
- With the engine off, connect a fused jumper wire between the generator C1104a-1, circuit 904 (LG/RD), harness side and ground.




- Ignition ON.
- Is the charging system warning indicator illuminated?

Yes
INSTALL a new generator. REFER to Generator - Diesel Engines, Single Generator Generator - Single Generator. TEST the system for normal operation.

No
REFER to Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators for the diagnosis and testing of the IC.

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