Can a person jump a car and kill the alternator?
So, it heats up. And yes, you can end up burning out YOUR alternator by jumping someone else’s car. Even if you get in your car and rev the engine, you’re still asking your alternator to become a battery charger–something is isn’t designed to do for any length of time.
What happens when you hook up a car battery backwards?
When they put installed the battery, they hooked it up backwards and blew the main fuse. When the main fuse was replaced and I was driving off I noticed that the charging light was on, and the radio/clock was not working. Taking it back, they confirmed that the alternator was dead and replaced it (with me paying for it).
Is it safe to hook up jumper cables to alternator?
As long as you use a battery cable prophylactic, you should be safe. Seriously, no it shouldn’t. Nothing on your car should take any damage unless you hook up the jumper cables INcorrectly. (I stand corrected.) Caddyman July 5, 2016, 10:26pm #7 I think Whitey meant “incorrectly”… stachi March 3, 2017, 12:39am #8
Why does my alternator heat up when I jump?
The instant you finish the connection, your alternator senses the new load and wants to put out a full charge. But if you’re doing the jump with your car just idling, your alternator isn’t turning fast enough to put out all it can. So, it heats up.
So, it heats up. And yes, you can end up burning out YOUR alternator by jumping someone else’s car. Even if you get in your car and rev the engine, you’re still asking your alternator to become a battery charger–something is isn’t designed to do for any length of time.
When they put installed the battery, they hooked it up backwards and blew the main fuse. When the main fuse was replaced and I was driving off I noticed that the charging light was on, and the radio/clock was not working. Taking it back, they confirmed that the alternator was dead and replaced it (with me paying for it).
Why is my alternator smoking when I jumpstart the car?
When you jumpstart a vehicle, you are only supposed to turn on said car. Not run the car with the cables connected. You said you did it to “charge” the battery, but that is the Alternators job in the first place. IMO you messed up your alternator by running it like that.
What happens if you short out the alternator?
Most of the time if you short out the battery (in your case reverse battery installation, in my case alternator positive lead to oil dipstick :headbang it will blow the 120 A alternator fuse. My car was completely dead when I did it, no lights, nothing.
What causes an alternator to stop working on a car?
Once the alternator stops working, so do all of the electrical systems required to keep a car going. Other problems can also cause a car to not start. It could be a bad starter, corroded cables, or a broken connection somewhere between the battery and starter.
What happens to the battery when the alternator dies?
It recharges your battery, using engine power, and it also delivers power to your car’s electrical components. Essentially, it keeps the battery from losing charge, and of course if your battery dies, your car is simply not going to work. You ask a lot of your alternator these days.
How to diagnose an alternator or electrical problem?
Diagnosing alternator problems can be a bit tricky because the electrical system in a car comes from two places, the battery and the alternator. I’ll give you a little background so you can understand what both systems do. The battery has one primary function, which is to start the car.