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Charging System: Description and Operation

When the Ignition Switch (X274) is in position lithe BeCM (Z238) turns the charge warning light on via the datalink connection to the Instrument Pack (Z142).

When the Generator (Z106) starts to produce power, the BeCM (Z238) gets an input signal on Pin 15 and turns off the charge warning light.

If the Generator (Z106) fails to produce power, the charge warning light remains illuminated.