[DML] Re: Automatic

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The current theory is that when you connect another car onto the
electrical circuit of the "dead" car it causes a surge that can spike
the electrical system of the dead car. The capacitors that fail are
only 35 volts so it doesn't take much of a surge to blow them. There
is also the possabilty when jumping of accidently doing it incorrectly
and applying the reverse polarity. On the newest cars they
specifically prohibit jumping the car because of all the computers in
them. You are supposed to remove the battery and recharge it or
replace it with a fully charged battery. In the Delorean I also
believe the other contributing factors include:
Age
A malfunctioning voltage regulator in the alternator
Dirty or loose electrical connections
A bad battery
A very cheaply designed shift computer made with sub-standard parts.
The last factor is probably the single biggest cause. Can you imagine?
the FRENCH making a sub-standard part!!!!!!! It is Renault BTW. As bad
as it is replacing the 2 caps seems to fix most of the shift
computers. That and resoldering all of the cold solder joints.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Elvis Nocita" <elvisnocita@xxxx> wrote:
> Why would jumping the car destroy that "computer" ?
> 
> Elvis
> 
> 
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