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Old 10-19-2010, 06:13 AM
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Default Re: Battery not charging in Dash!

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Originally Posted by hurricane
could it be a bad altenator? not charging the battery? if yes how to make sure its the altenator?

if the altenator died the car will not start right? i mean cant the car start with the battery only? or it will? cause when i try to start it i hear a voice and it cant start...

If the alternator is bad it will still start and run as long as the battery has enough power to do so. But, without the alternator, the batter is like a fule tank, and will run out of power. Then you are dead right there.

If you can jump start it, then it is probably the alternator. If you have a volt meter you can test the output of the alternator with it running. It should be about 14 volts. I would try jumping it and see if that works. Or if you have a battery charger you could charge the battery and then see if it starts. If it does, then try unhooking the battery while it is running. If it dies then you know it is the alternator.
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