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checking alternator voltage\amperage?
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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 566131" data-attributes="member: 540940"><p>you can't read high current with a dmm.</p><p></p><p>For voltage you just set it to Volts DC. Usually there will be a 20 range which is what you want to use. THen just touch the probes to the battery + and -. You might try it first w/the car off then with the car idling just to see how the voltage changes.</p><p></p><p>Then to learn a little more you can turn on your car's accessories 1 by 1 (lights, heater blower, stereo ) to see if the voltage comes back down. With an alt that big it shouldn't change much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 566131, member: 540940"] you can't read high current with a dmm. For voltage you just set it to Volts DC. Usually there will be a 20 range which is what you want to use. THen just touch the probes to the battery + and -. You might try it first w/the car off then with the car idling just to see how the voltage changes. Then to learn a little more you can turn on your car's accessories 1 by 1 (lights, heater blower, stereo ) to see if the voltage comes back down. With an alt that big it shouldn't change much. [/QUOTE]
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