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Old 01-04-2009, 07:49 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by talnlnky View Post
There's more to checking if an alt or battery is good then just checking the voltage. The amperage is also important. if your alt can charge at 14v but only puts out 20amps at 3000 rpms, then something is horribly wrong.

its much harder to check amperage however as you need an ammeter/amp clamp which are spendy.
Lucky for me I work on electronics, and an ammeter I have. I'll check that next. About how many amps should I be looking for?
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