No Ignition light = No Charging ! Options

[63acornwall]

Hi all , I have a recurring problem with ignition light not coming on when starting up , and when this happens the voltmeter also shows no charging taking place - blip of throttle does not alter volt reading

When this first happened 10 months ago , it was transient - did not happen everytime .

Then it became permanent , I checked the ignition light bulb with a circuit tester and it was fine , just not seeing any current . Took car to an aircooled 911 specialist - its a 1975 914 retrofitted with a 1975 2.7 litre 6 from a 911

My local Porsche specialist replaced the alternator and all was good again , then the problem recurred 3 months ago. This time it was a broken brass contact tag on the earth side of the bulb circuit - replaced tag and all working

Now the problem is back . I pulled out the dial and studied the spaghetti of wiring, the new brass tag still there ok , bulb still ok , but the live connection to bulb not live when ignition on

The electric fuel pump starts up , the starter motor starts up , the dash lights all work , the indicator lights etc all work . I have not checked the generator drive belt , its a bit hard to get at , assume if it was ok when alternator replaced the still ok !

I have a Haynes manual with 1975 circuit diagrams as my only guide to the electrical circuit , not sure where to look before getting towed back to another specialist

Any suggestions ?

[63acornwall]

Thanks Greg , yes I mean the generator light . There is only a single supply wire to the light on the 'live' side , on the other side it seems to be linked to the other panel bulbs which I assume to be the 'earth' side

The generator light bulb is the original incandescent , its a bit old and blackened but still working

The generator light does not come on with the ignition switch

The generator (alternator) does appear to be charging the battery