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Cap'n Krusty ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California ![]() |
In an off the wall reply to a transmission linkage lubrication suggestion I made over on The Bird, I was challenged to supply proof for an assertion I made in an old thread here (!) regarding possible alternator damage from jump starting a car with a dead battery. As the alternator in a car is intended to function primarily as a battery maintainer, NOT a battery charger, Bosch has seen fit to include a warning label or tag with every new or remanufactured alternator they sell. I think it's reasonable to assume they have some valid reason to supply us with that warning, and to extend that wisdom to a dead battery situation leading to the necessity for a jump start.
![]() Some folks have a long memory for things that, for whatever reason, offended them. Because I've been challenged to provide a reason for my earlier statement, which I fully stand behind, I've searched the web for an image of that warning tag. After reading the tag, the person challenging my advice is, of course, free to do exactly as he wishes. Frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a damn. If risking a new alternator, which can be priced at thousands of dollars (yup, and that's in US money!) is what he, or anyone else chooses to do, please be my guest! If this person's engineering department comes up with peer reviewed double blind test results that disprove Bosch's advice, I'd be happy to issue a public apology and review my opinion. Until that happens, I'll err on the side of caution, and do it the right way as I see it. See, Krustiness AND politeness in the same post! Betcha you didn't see THAT coming! The Cap'n |
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Cap'n Krusty ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California ![]() |
We appear to have the same s*#@storm we had the last time this topic came up. Please, read the pictured tag. If you feel it doesn't apply to you, ignore it. If your engineering department is larger than Bosch's, ignore it. If you don't mind a little extra effort in replacing an alternator or properly charging a battery, the tag might be a gentle reminder to proceed in a workmanlike manner. I'm NOT justifying the warning, nor am I telling you that the sky is falling. I merely (and possibly mistakenly) posted this in response to a related (and WAY off topic) post on another forum, from a person who has broadly labeled things I have said in the past as false and unreliable. As many of you know, when convinced I have erred in my statements, I'm pretty quick to either correct or retract such posts.
Thanks for reading this! The Cap'n |
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