Battery light comes on and causes problems

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I have a V4 1989 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si 4WS with 147000 miles on it. Whenever I drive my prelude the battery light flickers for a minute and then comes on which makes all the other lights in and on the car dim. My wipers even slow down drastically and my car makes a little more noise than normal while driving. I've taken my car into a auto mechanic and had the alternator, battery and connections checked but they told me that everything was working fine. Also, when I rev my engine while it's in park if I get it up to about 3 or 4000 RPMs the battery light starts to flicker off. Is there any other reasons that could be causing this problem?
Nov 25, 2007 at 10:53 PM
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There's still something wrong with the charging system go somewhere else and get it check.

Get the battery and alternator tested with a VAT40
Nov 26, 2007 at 1:03 AM
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I disagree, I have seen the battery short out internally intermittently and cause this problem, it will test okay and then a short time later be bad, swap the battery out, here is how:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-car-battery

Please go over this guide and get back to us.
Jun 13, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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