Could someone enlighten me a little - I thought alternators required external voltage (a battery) to energize the field windings before it would produce electricity. No battery and the alternator won't produce... and engine won't run. Generators don't need the battery as they have physical magnet to produce the field..
Is the above a true statement?? Tony On 6/26/2011 7:37 PM, Lloyd Broussard wrote: > I wanted to pull the battery cable first to try to determine if it was > a battery or alternator issue. > > I put a load on the engine and she died when I pulled the battery > cable. So at least I have a some proof that it's the alternator. > > Thanks for all of the help! > Lloyd > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Sunday, June 26, 2011 5:53 PM > *To:* [email protected]; [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Checking alternator? > > As you suspect the alternator is failing and will probably replace > it, why not remove it and take it to Autozone, Advance Auto Parts, > or some other parts store that can test its output at different > RPM ranges? If it turns out that it IS failing, you can trade > it for core charge at the store to reduce the price of the new one. > > Jerry AKA LGO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lloyd Broussard <[email protected]> > To: Miatapower <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Jun 26, 2011 3:52 pm > Subject: Checking alternator? > > I think my alternator is going out. Will removing the negative cable while > the engine running tell me if it's putting out juice. I know this is > really > old school, but it's a quick check. > > The car is a '91 with a Link computer. > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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