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Old April 26th 06, 06:41 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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Default Electrical Surge in 1997 Honda Accord

Hello,
I have a very interesting problem with my 1997 Honda Accord.
While I am driving the electrical current surges every so often. It
seems to happen at random times. When the current surges the headlights
get brighter, the AC blower blows harder, and all the interior lights
get real bright. This problem has burnt my head lights out several
times.
Does anyone have any idea what would cause this? I thought that the
fuses should protect against this. Does the car have some type of
voltage regulator that needs replaced?

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Old April 26th 06, 06:46 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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I sure would suspect the alternator's voltage regulator.

Try the five quick and dirty checks listed at
http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id13.html , about
two-fifths of the way down.

Try also the 97 Civic service manual's checks on the
alternator, using the free online manual linked at
http://www.honda.co.uk/car/owner/workshop.html .

Updates are welcome.

> wrote
> Hello,
> I have a very interesting problem with my 1997 Honda
> Accord.
> While I am driving the electrical current surges every so
> often. It
> seems to happen at random times. When the current surges
> the headlights
> get brighter, the AC blower blows harder, and all the
> interior lights
> get real bright. This problem has burnt my head lights out
> several
> times.
> Does anyone have any idea what would cause this? I thought
> that the
> fuses should protect against this. Does the car have some
> type of
> voltage regulator that needs replaced?
>



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Old April 26th 06, 10:20 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
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A quick check of the battery terminals and the ground strap
would be good, too. The battery should hold down these surges
if everything is in good order. By the way, we should be talking
voltage surges here .

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Elle wrote:
> I sure would suspect the alternator's voltage regulator.
>
> Try the five quick and dirty checks listed at
> http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id13.html , about
> two-fifths of the way down.
>
> Try also the 97 Civic service manual's checks on the
> alternator, using the free online manual linked at
> http://www.honda.co.uk/car/owner/workshop.html .
>
> Updates are welcome.
>
> > wrote
>> Hello,
>> I have a very interesting problem with my 1997 Honda
>> Accord.
>> While I am driving the electrical current surges every so
>> often. It
>> seems to happen at random times. When the current surges
>> the headlights
>> get brighter, the AC blower blows harder, and all the
>> interior lights
>> get real bright. This problem has burnt my head lights out
>> several
>> times.
>> Does anyone have any idea what would cause this? I thought
>> that the
>> fuses should protect against this. Does the car have some
>> type of
>> voltage regulator that needs replaced?

 




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