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testing an alternator

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Is there any way to test an alternator to see if it works without having to fit it to your truck?
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Re: testing an alternator

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sniper wrote:Is there any way to test an alternator to see if it works without having to fit it to your truck?
Not unless you have something that can spin it up to a few thousand RPM AFIK.
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Post by pongo »

a decent auto elecy will check it for ya for a few $$ if any
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