does alternator charge?

**speedster123** · 01-16-2007, 05:44 AM

I was told, which surprised me, that an alternator does not put the battery back to factory specs.
So if a battery was dead, you got a jump, drove the vehical, it still does not put the battery voltage were it belongs.
Can this be true?
[as i am now charging my kids car, LOL]

bry623 · 01-16-2007, 06:29 AM

Yes. The battery starts the car and once the alternator is running, it puts a chagre into the battery. If the battery is no l onger able to hokd a charge, it will need replaced.

bcraig15 · 01-20-2007, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by speedster123

I was told, which surprised me, that an alternator does not put the battery back to factory specs.
So if a battery was dead, you got a jump, drove the vehical, it still does not put the battery voltage were it belongs.
Can this be true?
[as i am now charging my kids car, LOL]

This is correct. A fully drained battery actually damages the cells of the battery. It will never be the same as it was origionally, but should work well enough to operate the car. After a few complete drains it would probably be shot and not be able to hold charge like ^ mentioned.

ClineTyme · 02-04-2007, 01:47 PM

heres a helpful hint..........if the battery dies......pop the caps drop an aspirin in each cell.....it helps multiply the acid in the battery........kinda like that upset stomach u get when u pop 4 aspirin in the morning to get rid of that hangover.....it developes more acid in that gut.......

**pharoah** · 02-17-2007, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClineTyme

heres a helpful hint..........if the battery dies......pop the caps drop an aspirin in each cell.....it helps multiply the acid in the battery........kinda like that upset stomach u get when u pop 4 aspirin in the morning to get rid of that hangover.....it developes more acid in that gut.......

i havent heard anyone say that in a long time my dad used do that,and it works.

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ClineTyme Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 63 OS: xp	heres a helpful hint..........if the battery dies......pop the caps drop an aspirin in each cell.....it helps multiply the acid in the battery........kinda like that upset stomach u get when u pop 4 aspirin in the morning to get rid of that hangover.....it developes more acid in that gut.......