Good post. New battery. Alt belt definitely not broke. And I believe I had the alt tested last summer and it was fine...So is option 3 - battery loafs (it's a reserve power supply duh) and alt provides enough power to run everything...?
Very interesting, and a good learning exper. for me...thing is, new battery almost dead when I tried to start...hadn't run it in months, but the 'old' 'bad' battery almost always at least would give me a few good rumpas...so, makes me wonder if the last time I drove it, late summer, the alt was going and thus, I drained my new battery...will check on that. Thanks for the input.
Update-got er wired up - Yellow Alt, yellow IGN, red Ammeter(+) and wire to lights, all in one wire nut. Hit starter with key off and ammeter goes down. Pull light switch (I forget if I had key on or off) and ammeter goes up. Sound normal? (All those with motor not running).
Can I safely test my alternator, or do I have to take it to the parts store for a test?
This post was edited by Eriklane at 05:09:44 01/10/13 3 times.
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