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Re: Test Alternator Output
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Posted by Bob on August 08, 2006 at 09:06:21 from (64.21.249.40):
In Reply to: Re: Test Alternator Output posted by old on August 08, 2006 at 08:22:59:
Old, As you know, removing the battery cable with the engine running on an alternator-equipped machine can cause all of the smoke to leak out of the alternator! Why even suggest it to a "newbie"? 90% of the time, doing so won't hurt anything, but sometimes either the electronic voltage regulator or the diode trio, or the bridge rectifier will be shorted. Why take the risk, when a resonably accurate voltmeter is only $10.00 or $20.00 at WallyWorld. For use around the electrically-noisy ignition and charging systems of these old beasts, an analog meter is a better choice, unless you have access to a high-dollar, high quality digital unit that will not behave erratically from the electrical noise.
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