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oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please help-
- Subject: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please help-
- From: robw_z@yahoo.com (Robbie Cotner)
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:31:12 -0700 (PDT)
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Hey all, today I hooked up my 6amp battery charger backwards for about 3-4 seconds. Oops, I don't know what I was thinking. Anyway my car drove fine for awhile, and then all the sudden it won't start. I jumped it, it fires right up, and start driving again... barely any power... turned on the lights for a second and the engine almost died! The Bentley says "if you hook up a battery charger the wrong way, even if for only a few seconds, your diodes will be damaged." So does that translate to "get a new alternator?" This was a 90 amp alternator, damn! I would hope the electrical system would be more forgiving... so assuming I do need a new alternator where is the cheapest place to get one? Anyone have an old 90amp alternator they want to sell? Would an Audi 120amp alternator bolt on?
thanks,
Rob
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<P>Hey all, today I hooked up my 6amp battery charger backwards for about 3-4 seconds. Oops, I don't know what I was thinking. Anyway my car drove fine for awhile, and then all the sudden it won't start. I jumped it, it fires right up, and start driving again... barely any power... turned on the lights for a second and the engine almost died! The Bentley says "if you hook up a battery charger the wrong way, even if for only a few seconds, your diodes will be damaged." So does that translate to "get a new alternator?" This was a 90 amp alternator, damn! I would hope the electrical system would be more forgiving... so assuming I do need a new alternator where is the cheapest place to get one? Anyone have an old 90amp alternator they want to sell? Would an Audi 120amp alternator bolt on?</P>
<P>thanks,</P>
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