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Yeah maybe it would toast the regulator, but I wouldn't think that would =
make the car die, it just wouldn't charge anymore...
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From: Allyn=20
To: Mr Neubold ; Robbie Cotner ; scirocco-mail list=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please help-
fry the regulator somehow?
i'm having a hard time picturing the method of failure as well.
Al
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Mr Neubold=20
To: Robbie Cotner ; scirocco-mail list=20
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please help-
seems strange that a 6 amp charger could ruin 90 amp =
diodes........... someone explain this to me
Jason Neubold
85 Maroon 8v
86 Tornado Red 16v
85 Tornado Red Audi Coupe GT
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Robbie Cotner=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 5:31 PM
Subject: oops! I hooked up the batt. charger wrong, please help-
Hey all, today I hooked up my 6amp battery charger backwards for =
about 3-4 seconds. Oops, I don't know what I was thinking. Anyway my =
car drove fine for awhile, and then all the sudden it won't start. I =
jumped it, it fires right up, and start driving again... barely any =
power... turned on the lights for a second and the engine almost died! =
The Bentley says "if you hook up a battery charger the wrong way, even =
if for only a few seconds, your diodes will be damaged." So does that =
translate to "get a new alternator?" This was a 90 amp alternator, =
damn! I would hope the electrical system would be more forgiving... so =
assuming I do need a new alternator where is the cheapest place to get =
one? Anyone have an old 90amp alternator they want to sell? Would an =
Audi 120amp alternator bolt on?
thanks,
Rob
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yeah maybe it would toast the =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: oops! I hooked up =
the batt.=20
charger wrong, please help-</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>fry the regulator =
somehow?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i'm having a hard time picturing the =
method of=20
failure as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Al</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dvolks.wagen@verizon.net =
href=3D"mailto:volks.wagen@verizon.net";>Mr=20
Neubold</A> </DIV>
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title=3Drobw_z@yahoo.com=20
href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie Cotner</A> ; <A=20
title=3DScirocco-L@scirocco.org=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 23, =
2002 12:10=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: oops! I hooked =
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batt. charger wrong, please help-</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>seems strange that a 6 amp charger =
could ruin=20
90 amp diodes........... someone explain this to me</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jason Neubold<BR>85 Maroon 8v<BR>86 =
Tornado Red=20
16v<BR>85 Tornado Red Audi Coupe GT<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Drobw_z@yahoo.com =
href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie Cotner</A>=20
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title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
=
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 22, =
2002 5:31=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> oops! I hooked up =
the batt.=20
charger wrong, please help-</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<P>Hey all, today I hooked up my 6amp battery charger backwards =
for=20
about 3-4 seconds. Oops, I don't know what I =
was=20
thinking. Anyway my car drove =
fine for awhile, and=20
then all the sudden it won't start. I jumped it, it fires =
right up,=20
and start driving again... barely any power... turned on the =
lights for a=20
second and the engine almost died! The Bentley says "if you =
hook up=20
a battery charger the wrong way, even if for only a few seconds, =
your=20
diodes will be damaged." So does that translate to "get a =
new=20
alternator?" This was a 90 amp alternator, damn! I =
would hope=20
the electrical system would be more forgiving... so assuming =
I do=20
need a new alternator where is the cheapest place to get =
one? Anyone=20
have an old 90amp alternator they want to sell? Would an =
Audi 120amp=20
alternator bolt on?</P>
<P>thanks,</P>
<P>Rob</P>
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