Re: AW: [DML] BAD BATTERY TWICE

["Elvis Nocita" <elvisnocita@xxxxxx>]

Of course I meant it's a bad idea to run the car without battery !

> Very good idea to run the car without alternator.
> That's the worst case test that is done to any electronic device in a car.
> It's called Load dump !
> An alternator without battery will produce about 100V or more for a few
> seconds.
> Congratulations, you probably fried most of your electronic devices on
> your car !
> 
> Why didn't you just measure the standby current drawn from your battery ?
> A cheap 10$ DMM is all you need.
> 
> Elvis & 6548
>



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