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sure, but i would imagine it would run for awhile one just the battery. =
and the "alt" light would have been on if the alternator was not =
working......
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jason=20
To: Mr Neubold ; scirocco-mail list=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 7:18 AM
Subject: Re: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please help-
If the battery is dead, and the alternator is no longer charging, that =
would <drumroll please> kill the car. :)
Jason
At 10:42 AM 10/23/2002, Mr Neubold wrote:
Yeah maybe it would toast the regulator, but I wouldn't think that =
would make the car die, it just wouldn't charge anymore...=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Allyn=20
To: Mr Neubold ; Robbie Cotner ; scirocco-mail list=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:33 PM=20
Subject: Re: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please =
help-
fry the regulator somehow?=20
i'm having a hard time picturing the method of failure as well.=20
Al=20
=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Mr Neubold=20
To: Robbie Cotner ; scirocco-mail list=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:10 AM=20
Subject: Re: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please =
help-
seems strange that a 6 amp charger could ruin 90 amp =
diodes........... someone explain this to me=20
=20
Jason Neubold=20
85 Maroon 8v=20
86 Tornado Red 16v=20
85 Tornado Red Audi Coupe GT=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Robbie Cotner=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 5:31 PM=20
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
Do you Yahoo!?=20
Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>sure, but i would imagine it would run =
for awhile=20
one just the battery. and the "alt" light would have been on if the =
alternator=20
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Djason@scirocco.org =
href=3D"mailto:jason@scirocco.org";>Jason</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dvolks.wagen@verizon.net=20
href=3D"mailto:volks.wagen@verizon.net";>Mr Neubold</A> ; <A=20
title=3DScirocco-L@scirocco.org=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 23, =
2002 7:18=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: oops! I hooked up =
the batt.=20
charger wrong, please help-</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>If the battery is dead, and the alternator is no longer =
charging, that would <drumroll please> kill the car.=20
:)<BR>Jason<BR><BR><BR>At 10:42 AM 10/23/2002, Mr Neubold wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"" type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3Darial =
size=3D2>Yeah=20
maybe it would toast the regulator, but I wouldn't think that would =
make the=20
car die, it just wouldn't charge anymore...</FONT>=20
<DL>
<DD>----- Original Message -----=20
<DD>From:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:amalventano@sc.rr.com";>Allyn</A>=20
<DD>To:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:volks.wagen@verizon.net";>Mr =
Neubold</A> ; <A=20
href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie Cotner</A> ; <A=20
href=3D"mailto:Scirocco-L@scirocco.org";>scirocco-mail list</A>=20
<DD>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:33 PM=20
<DD>Subject:</B> Re: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, =
please=20
help-<BR><BR><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>
<DD>fry the regulator somehow?</FONT><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>=20
<DD>i'm having a hard time picturing the method of failure as=20
well.</FONT><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>=20
<DD>Al</FONT>=20
<DD>=20
<DD>----- Original Message -----=20
<DD>From:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:volks.wagen@verizon.net";>Mr =
Neubold</A>=20
<DD>To:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie Cotner</A> =
; <A=20
href=3D"mailto:Scirocco-L@scirocco.org";>scirocco-mail list</A>=20
<DD>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:10 AM=20
<DD>Subject:</B> Re: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, =
please=20
help-<BR><BR><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>
<DD>seems strange that a 6 amp charger could ruin 90 amp =
diodes...........=20
someone explain this to me</FONT>=20
<DD><FONT face=3Darial size=3D2>=20
<DD>Jason Neubold=20
<DD>85 Maroon 8v=20
<DD>86 Tornado Red 16v=20
<DD>85 Tornado Red Audi Coupe GT</FONT>=20
<DD>----- Original Message -----=20
<DD>From:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie =
Cotner</A>=20
<DD>To:</B> <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A>=20
<DD>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 22, 2002 5:31 PM=20
<DD>Subject:</B> oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please =
help-<BR><BR>
<DD>Hey all, today I hooked up my 6amp battery charger backwards =
for about=20
3-4 seconds. Oops, I don't know what I was thinking. =
Anyway my=20
car drove fine for awhile, and then all the sudden it won't =
start. I=20
jumped it, it fires right up, and start driving again... barely =
any=20
power... turned on the lights for a second and the engine almost=20
died! The Bentley says "if you hook up a battery charger the =
wrong=20
way, even if for only a few seconds, your diodes will be =
damaged." =20
So does that translate to "get a new alternator?" This was a =
90 amp=20
alternator, damn! I would hope the electrical system would =
be more=20
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=20
want to sell? Would an Audi 120amp alternator bolt =
on?<BR><BR>
<DD>thanks,<BR><BR>
<DD>Rob<BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DD>Do you Yahoo!?=20
<DD><A href=3D"http://webhosting.yahoo.com/";>Y! Web Hosting</A> - =
Let the=20
expert host your web site =
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