Re: [DML] Re: Charging Problem.......Help :)

[Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I believe the risk of jump starting a DeLorean, or any other car with a 
computer, is that the battery may be completely non-functional.  A good 
battery cushions spikes and smooths waves in the electrical system to 
protect the circuitry.  If there is no battery in the receiving car but 
a functioning battery in the sending car then you should be able to 
start the engine successfully, but the moment you disconnect the jumper 
cables all Hell will break loose.  The alternator doesn't put out the 
nice, smooth DC flow that your computer wants.  It puts out a wave.

If you have a good battery that is connected properly and can take a 
charge then I do not see any reason why you could not jump your 
DeLorean.  If there is any doubt whatsoever, then I do not recommend 
jump starting.  Remove the battery, charge it completely, then replace 
it carefully.

>I once swore I'd never own a car new enough
> to be computerized and now I have one more
> reason why.  Except for my daily driver,
> the D is the newest car I've ever owned.

And I know a guy who won't own any car new enough to have an alternator.  He
only drives old cars with generators because he claims that alternators are
more vulnerable to the Electro-Magnetic Pulse from a thermonuclear 
attack.  When the bombs start falling, he wants to keep driving.

- Mike Substelny




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