[Healeys] (no subject)alternator

[John Harper]

Richard

I totally agree and this is why I said you can do this with a generator.
NEVER with an alternator.

regards

>>>I can disconnect my battery and my car will run.  Which is a poor man's
>field test for determining if the alternator is charging.  So yes the
alternator
>does supply the system.
>
>Write this down.  DO NOT DISCONNECT THE BATTERY ON ANY
>MODERN ALTERNATOR EQUIPPED CAR WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.
>EVER.
>The battery act like a shock absorber in the electrical system.  If you pull
a
>battery cable the voltage can spike upward to 80 or 90 volts.  This spike
might
>just kill one or more of the electronic control units.
>Pulling a battery cable can be a very easy way to find out just how
expensive
>all those electronic control units are.

--
John Harper