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Alternator not charging on a 1999 Camaro Previous owner put a jumper wire from the MAP sensor to provide current to the alternator when jumper is removed alternator stops charging?
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∙ 18y ago
It depends on where the wire is being connected on the alternator. It could be the alternator or it could be a damaged wire or connector. It's something that you will need to track down.
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What is the exciter wire on a GM alternator?
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What is the component in the alternator is responsible for direct current for charging the battery?
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Your volts light came on in your 1995 Chevrolet Lumina What is wrong?
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Can an alternator short out for years And have problems for periods at a time for a matter of 3 years or so?
An alternator cannot "short" out for years or even minutes. The definition of a short is a wire or circuit touching ground to cause a fuse to blow. The circuit is too "short" for the current to flow through the proper load and back to the battery. The voltage regulator in a alternator can act up from time to time and cause improper charging from the alternator. Or a component of the alternator can go bad and cause a charging system problem intermittently. Your question needs to be explained better to give a better answer.
How do you calculate the excitation voltage and current of an alternator?
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What can cause the alternator cable drawing current from the battery on a 2003 beetle. the alternator has already been changed.?
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