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Old 16-08-2019, 08:59 AM   #15
ebv8
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Default Re: Old Skool Battery / Alternator question

you said the alternator is 1 year old, In the last 3 years i have been through 6 alternators in my holden adventra.
first intermittently overcharged and cooked the battery and killed globes and all that great stuff
then i got chinese alternators off ebay and after a few that didn't charge i got a good one and it lastest 3 months
then i got an expensive (chinese)one from an auto elec and that lasted 3 years, thought f'it i'll get genuine and works great

anyway there must be a pretty big current draw to kill the battery that quick, get a volt gauge so you can view it as you drive and do all the current draw tests
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