On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:50:26 -0700 Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If it's run without the battery, the alternator will probably be > > damaged (blown diodes). > > Maybe yes, maybe no. Alternators don't tend to start developing > voltage unless they're fed a bit at first, so if it never gets > going in the first place you'd be all right. The main stricture > is never to _disconnect_ the battery on a running car. If you > unplugged the alternator before starting on any car it'd probably > be OK to just sit and spin. You've got a point there. Any excitation from residual magnetism, which could lead to the voltage winding up and increasing excitation through positive feedback, could probably be dealt with by turning the headlights on (just to be sure). Craig
