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Re: Test Alternator Output
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Posted by Bob on August 08, 2006 at 10:09:56 from (64.21.249.40):
In Reply to: Re: Test Alternator Output posted by old on August 08, 2006 at 09:52:15:
Old, I didn't miss a word of your post. You said to do it "quickly"... quickly is a moot point when working with electrical things, unless your as fast as some superhero like Superman! A voltage spike that may damage the alternator will occur far faster than you can react! And, as far as it being a "poor man's test", if someone tries it, and does have the bad luck of "frying" their alternator, they WILL be "poorer"! I stand by my other post... removing the battery cable intentionally while the engine is running on an alternator-equipped machine is a bad thing to do, and telling someone to do it was bad advice. Please don't get torked off about this, and leave in a huff, as you have done before, and sometime when I goof on a suggestion, I will accept your constructive criticism between friends in the same fashion!
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