1996 Ford Ranger Battery Indicator Low While Excelerating Good Idle

1996 FORD RANGER
250 MILES
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PAPAWAT1
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battery indicator goes low while excelerating but is good when idle.
Feb 12, 2013 at 1:10 PM
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CARADIODOC
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First check for a slipping drive belt. If that is okay, suspect a defective diode inside the generator. That will show up on a professional load-test as only one third of the rated output is all it will develop, and "ripple" will be very high.
Feb 12, 2013 at 1:30 PM
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