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Originally Posted by j cAT
the power must be removed when replacing the alternator...if you short out the battery power a surge could wipe out the vehicle electronics...
relearning is not a major problem...electronic system controls are ..
remove the ground to the battery first then positive...
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I've seen people use a 9v battery to keep the ECM alive while removing the risk of a zorch...
I should clsrify, I use a .5 amp charger that is a maintainer charger for motorcycle and other small batteries. It has polarity and overload shutoff, and doesn't push enough power to really hurt anything if there was a whoops...and shuts down instantly.