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I think my alt may be dead
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<blockquote data-quote="mast240" data-source="post: 7292732" data-attributes="member: 631695"><p>yea... as long as the positive terminal isnt connected to the battery, you can read off of the negative post... mainly cuz if the battery is shot... it can distort your reading (even if your alt is putting out 13.5+ volts, it could still read 11-12) ... and a real load tester is easy to spot... it will hook up to the battery... and you will see an amperage gauge... then when it starts the test, the gauge will max out, and then step down about every 15-20 seconds, until its all the way to zero... let me know what you find out</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mast240, post: 7292732, member: 631695"] yea... as long as the positive terminal isnt connected to the battery, you can read off of the negative post... mainly cuz if the battery is shot... it can distort your reading (even if your alt is putting out 13.5+ volts, it could still read 11-12) ... and a real load tester is easy to spot... it will hook up to the battery... and you will see an amperage gauge... then when it starts the test, the gauge will max out, and then step down about every 15-20 seconds, until its all the way to zero... let me know what you find out [/QUOTE]
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