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| RE: Can a bad |
| By John - 07/24/2002 4:44:16 PM; IP 142.177.8.42 |
| Well....maybe. If the battery is bad, it can take out the alternaor and regulator...sometimes. Presuming the battery is OK, but just not charging, you can tell if the alternator is bad by getting the car started and turning on the AM radio. Turn the radio off any channels and listen for a LOUD whine overthe speaker. Rev the engine and if the whine goes up in frequency, then the diodes in the alternator are bad (at least one of them anyway). If not, then the regulator is probably toast. By the way, never have your car running when jumpstarting another car. The alternator can't handle the load and will fry. 60 Amp alternator.....300+ Amp starter motor...get the picture? You may have fried your alternator jumping some-one else's car. |
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