GeoffP

"David M" <NOSPAM@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.13.23.37.25.323425@sled351...
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:36:47 +0000, melly717 rearranged some electrons to
> form:
>
>> "sergesleo" wrote:
>> > how do you check to see if your alternator is going bad?
>> > Kirk
>> >
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>> the easiet way to do it would be to loosen the battery connection on
>> one end and turn the vehicle on and then take the battery connection
>> off, if the car stalls that means your alternator is no good
>
> Please don't take this extremely bad advice. The poster doesn't
> know what he's talking about. Doing the above is likely to
> damage the regulator, the computers, and many other portions
> of the car's electronics. What the poster suggests will cause
> a load dump and a large voltage spike on your electrical system.
>
> Instead, measure the battery voltage while the engine is running,
> with some load on it (ie. headlights). If it is around 13.8 volts
> the alternator is probably OK. You can take the vehicle to any
> of your local parts stores; most of them will do a free
> load test of the battery and charging system.
>
>
>
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> David M (dmacchiarolo)
> http://home.triad.rr.com/redsled
> T/S 53
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Take it to a garage and have it checked, free at Canadian tire in Canada.
Geoff.
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