 Lights, Music, Wipers - Shut down, Am I overloading the Alternator? |
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| aveale |
 Sep 12 2006, 02:47 PM
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Fun Times  Group: Members Posts: 194 Joined: 18-August 04 From: Ottawa, Canada Member No.: 2,563  |
Family,
With the wipers on full, the radio cuts out and comes back on, then cuts out (I am assuming when the motor needs more "load" it sucks the power from the radio). Am I overloading the Alternator??? I have a very small (1985) Blaukpunkt (sp) radio that ain't no boomer. This can also happen at night when I switch to my high beamers. Comments/solutions anyone? T |
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| davep |
Sep 13 2006, 01:46 PM
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If you are going by the console guage, then that is typical. To really measure the voltage use a digital meter right on the battery posts. Measure before starting the car after sitting overnight, measure at idle, and measure while running over 2500 rpm. Just for fun measure at over 2500 rpm and between the positive battery post and the engine fan housing (as the ground). If there is much of a difference between the negative post and the fan housing measurements it usually means that there is a ground circuit problem.
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aveale Lights, Music, Wipers - Shut down Sep 12 2006, 02:47 PM
Spoke I don't think it's your alternator since i... Sep 12 2006, 03:47 PM davep Thats correct, you must have a bad connection or t... Sep 12 2006, 07:08 PM SGB what about the voltage regulator? What kind of gu... Sep 12 2006, 08:34 PM aveale what about the voltage regulator? What kind of gua... Sep 13 2006, 09:17 AM SGB Bad VR usually overcharges. I think your alt isn... Sep 13 2006, 10:21 AM
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