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I know it's a PITA but I always take the car out of the circuit when =
charging a battery. When I was young I was told that this could damage =
things like alternators and generators and voltage regulators. It made =
so much sense that the habit has remained. Damned long time now that I =
think about it (predates computers even). Also it is a wise thing to =
unhook your battery when doing any welding on a vehicle. That can also =
be a mess if you forget.
Rick Alexander
'87 MKII Rolling Roc
'86 Cabbie
'81 "S" MKI G60 in progress
'80 MKI (Parts)
'73 Baja Challenge car
'65 Brubaker Box
'62 Tuff Tubb dune buggy
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Robbie Cotner=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:31 PM
Subject: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please help-
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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<DIV><STRONG>I know it's a PITA but I always take the car out of the =
circuit=20
when charging a battery. When I was young I was told that this could =
damage=20
things like alternators and generators and voltage regulators. It =
made so=20
much sense that the habit has remained. Damned long time now that I =
think about=20
it (predates computers even). Also it is a wise thing to unhook your =
battery=20
when doing any welding on a vehicle. That can also be a mess if you=20
forget.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Rick Alexander<BR>'87 MKII Rolling Roc<BR>'86 Cabbie<BR>'81 =
"S" MKI=20
G60 in progress<BR>'80 MKI (Parts)<BR>'73 Baja Challenge car<BR>'65 =
Brubaker=20
Box<BR>'62 Tuff Tubb dune buggy</STRONG></DIV>
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<A title=3Drobw_z@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> oops! I hooked up the =
batt.=20
charger wrong, please help-</DIV>
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<P>Hey all, today I hooked up my 6amp battery charger backwards for=20
about 3-4 seconds. Oops, I don't know what I was=20
thinking. Anyway my car drove fine for awhile, =
and then=20
all the sudden it won't start. I jumped it, it fires right up, =
and start=20
driving again... barely any power... turned on the lights for a second =
and the=20
engine almost died! The Bentley says "if you hook up a battery =
charger=20
the wrong way, even if for only a few seconds, your diodes will be=20
damaged." So does that translate to "get a new =
alternator?" This=20
was a 90 amp alternator, damn! I would hope the electrical =
system would=20
be more forgiving... so assuming I do need a new alternator =
where is the=20
cheapest place to get one? Anyone have an old 90amp alternator =
they want=20
to sell? Would an Audi 120amp alternator bolt on?</P>
<P>thanks,</P>
<P>Rob</P>
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