Electrical problem

[SmurfyGotMojo 10+ year member]

First of all, I have my system off.

When I'm driving around town I get a CEL on my Dash saying +/- NO CHARGE for my battery. And soon after my car dies. Bummer I get a jump and make it home.

So I see if it's my battery and I switch out batteries and does the same thing (so now I have two batteries that need charging, lol) But anyways I get to sitting and im thinking OH! It must be my alternator not charging my battery, duh. So I think my alternator is bad; so ti see if that was the case I took off the + terminal to battery from the car. But to my amazement the car is still running? This means my alt is still good. But I have no idea why this phenomenon is happening. Has anyone dealth with an issue like this before?

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[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

Try a new battery, maybe both batteries are bad

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

if your car is dying while its running its your alternator.

I've never heard of it but I guess maybe if the battery isn't holding a charge it could just be burning it and ******* all the juice from your alt thereby not letting your car have any to run, but I don't think so.