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alternator will not charge my battery???


jason_bet
03-04-2006, 12:52 PM
ok so i have a 94 might max 2wd.. and i just had my alternator tested at auto zone and it works fine... but it is not sending charge to my battery and when its running if i disconect the battery it kills the engine.. they said its only sending like 6 amps (or volts?? dont remember) to the battery and its supose to send a lot lot more.. so i must have a bad conection somewhere.. does any one have any ideas on where to check first? oh and my battery is fine i even put a new one on it to make sure

Jdeck
04-14-2006, 03:52 PM
check the ground. If you use a multimeter you can tell if the ground is good. Another quick check is to hood one end of some jumper cables to the battery neg terminal and the other, same color, to a good clean part of the engine or frame. This provides another path to ground other than the battery terminal. If this doesn't reveal something, follow the path from the alternator to the battery. Using a multimeter would make things much easier for you.

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