That's intersting..why will it run on with an alternator and not a generator
(assuming a bad battery?)
I would have assumed that regardless of the condition of the battery, the
car would continue to run as it would be running on the power created by the
Gen/Alternator.
Paul
From: I Erbs [mailto:eyera3@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 10:33 AM
To: PG
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electrical Question
A car will continue to run on an alternator with a bad battery, but not a
generator. If you use a fully charged battery, with a bad charging system
(generator/voltage regulator) it will run untill the battery depletes. If
battery is dead and other components good, it will no trun, because battery
will not holsd a charge
On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 9:35 PM, PG <britishcars@shaw.ca> wrote:
The car starts on jumpers from another vehicle..but, as soon as the jumpers
are taken away, the car dies...
Even if the battery is bad, should the car not run on the generator? Unless
of course, it is bad. It reads about 12 volts but vascilates sometimes
down to 4 or 5 volts then back up again...rapidly. The Battery is old and
is likely finished. However, should the car not run regardless?
Paul
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