QUOTE(filage @ Apr 15 2019, 07:13 AM)
If car alternator fails, the battery will serve to power the aircond, spark plugs, radio and all things electrical while engine runs correct?
My alternator icon lit up before indicating no charge from alternator. After I had my alternator changed, the battery died a few days later. The drive during alternator failure must have took up all the battery charge.
You are correct. The battery is the only primary source of power even without cranking the car. My alternator icon lit up before indicating no charge from alternator. After I had my alternator changed, the battery died a few days later. The drive during alternator failure must have took up all the battery charge.
As for the battery that died a few days later after changing to a new alternator, it's plausible. However that raises a few more questions like :
i) Why wasn't the health of the battery verified at that time when the alternator had failed ?
ii) Why didn't the new alternator manage to charge up the dead battery if the car was driven long enough ? Or was it the short drives that finallly killed the dead battery ?
If
iii) Was there a proper Battery Test Report done, after changing the alternator to ensure that the entire system is in perfect working condition ? If the test was done, the impending problem with the battery would have popped up !
No I am not blaming you lol but fact finding as we all are.
The truth of the matter is, to diagnose a problem like this requires the elimination process and with the right tools. Only then we can properly identify the real root cause of the problem.
This post has been edited by Roman Catholic: Apr 15 2019, 09:47 AM
Apr 15 2019, 07:55 AM

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