I have disconnected a lot of alt as mentioned-never lost one yet!! Tom
Poplin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karydas" <karydas@hol.gr>
To: "'Eduardo Kaftanski'" <eduardo@linuxcenterla.com>
Cc: "'Pontus Wormuth'" <pontus.wormuth@gmail.com>;
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Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 2:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Peugeot-L] battery light, then no start
> My apologies if I made the wrong suggestion, this is what I have always
> done to check my alternator. I did it based on the advice of my
> mechanic, but this was received in pre-ECU times.
>
> Thanos
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eduardo Kaftanski [mailto:eduardo@linuxcenterla.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:24 PM
> To: Karydas
> Cc: 'Pontus Wormuth'; peugeot-l@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Peugeot-L] battery light, then no start
>
> On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 08:30:16PM +0200, Karydas wrote:
>> To find out if the alternator is working fine, first make sure there
> is
>> someone nearby to give you a boost. Start the car, let it run for a
>> bit, then disconnect the battery. If the engine dies, the alternator
>> has a problem. Then you can call this someone to give you a boost.
> If
>> the alternator is working well, I believe it should be able to support
>> all the normal functions of the car after the battery has been
>> disconnected.
>
> NEVER DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OF A RUNNING CAR.
>
> The alternator needs the battery as a regulating load and can
> easily over volt and burn itself and the ECU if the bat goes
> offline...
>
>
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