Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:04:55 +0200 From: Mats <vem_tror_dunopsamail.com> Subject: Re: Engine Fan on 9-3 SE LPT
>Whenever that fan kicks in on my 2000 9-3 Convertible, ALL the lights >dim! By ALL I mean the headlights, interior lights, dash etc etc. It's >really unnerving. >The lights then take a few seconds to come back up to normal strength. >Bloody scary when you're punting down a country lane, and suddenly it >looks like you only have your sidelights on! >Anyone any ideas why? Sounds like a faulty current limit relay in the generator, the lights will allways dip a little, but the generator should pick that up in just a fraction of a second, the fan consumes a lot of energy, but not that much that it should take the generator seconds to pick up. As a comparison we can take the headlight, when I put on the headlights on my girlfriends 9000 T, you can notice a short (<0,1 seconds) fade in the instrument lights, and that is if you stare at them at the same time as you put on the headlight, the headlight on that car consists of the original 2 x 60 W + 2 x 100 W and 2 x 55 W auxilary lights. /Mats
