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850 Alternator

posted by  VolPat on  Mon Nov 18 04:59 CST 2002
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If you have an ampmeter, you could disconnect the battery (when it's fully charged) and, with all lights and switches etc. off, check if there is a current drain from the battery. Under normal circumstances, the drain will be a few milliamps, enough to drive the clock, CPU, and LED on radio anti-theft. If it's more than this, disconnect the alternator and do the readings again. If it's much lower you know that the rectifier is discharging the battery when not running.

I hope this helps.

Pat
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'97 855 That does 50,000 miles anually






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