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Introduction |
This Guide will show how to troubleshoot you***r*** car’s charging system ***safely.*** I stress safely because even though a car battery’s voltage is only 12.6V it can put out current in excess of 600A (Amperes); enough to melt cables and set them on fire, causecausing serious burns, weldwelding metal to metal, and, (as a bonus on the danger front,) a short-circuited car battery could explode! So at every stage of automotive troubleshooting, but especially of the high current capable charging system you never want the possibility of the battery positive being shorted to the chassis, (battery Negativenegative) or another return path. | | | ***NOTE 1:*** I have listed both alternator variants for ***GT*** and ***GTS*** as well as 120A fuse which should be good. In troubleshooting, you may find you need none of these parts! The parts are listed so that are easy to identify and find if you do. | | ***NOTE***2 ***2:*** Removing the battery will reset all of the emission monitor systems that will take some driving to reset, bear this in mind if you are working close to your car’s emissions inspection date. |
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