Help! Battery light comes on under hard acceleration

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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:26 AM
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Default Help! Battery light comes on under hard acceleration

Like the title says, under very hard acceleration, my battery light comes on, sometimes flickering, sometimes steady. Once I ease off, it might go off. Usually when I come to a stop and the car's in neutral, the light goes off! I checked the alternator belt and tightened it because I thought maybe it was slipping under hard acceleration, but it still comes on.

The car itself drives fine, no dimming lights or stereo problems at all. Also it starts like a champ every day. The car is a 90' Si Hatch.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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tighten battery termals and if it still does it take the alt. off and take it to autozone to get it tested
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:44 AM
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Battery terminals are tightened all the way down.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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Do you have your alt belt tensioned correctly? Check it and make sure no ribs are missing. It is probably slipping at high speeds
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 12:36 PM
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Belt looks great and I tightened it right before I took it on the road. The previous owner has all the records and the belts have always been changed frequently. There are no records of the alt. being replaced though.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 09:53 PM
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Hey I got the same problem, what motor is in your car?
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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alternator is on its way out. youre lucky its working "fine" now, it soon wont be.
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