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<blockquote data-quote="wmgeorge" data-source="post: 52813" data-attributes="member: 7166"><p>You need to get a voltmeter and use insulated jumper wires to connect to ther battery terminals so you can read remotely. Start the engine and watch the voltmeter. It should read higher than battery voltage, 12.6 volts. Normally around 13 - 14 volts if the alternator is working. Not rocket science it has to read higher than battery to be charging. Run for a while, shut off the engine. Voltmeter should read the 12.6 or higher if its been charging. I doubt if your battery is going dead right away like you are suspecting. More than likely a bad connection or relay makes it look like its dead. The voltmeter will tell you whats going on with the battery. The heavy red wire goes to the only post on the alternator big enough for it to connect. IF you have a bad diode (shorted) in the alternator, it might drain the battery over time. Retired electrician and lots of other skills....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wmgeorge, post: 52813, member: 7166"] You need to get a voltmeter and use insulated jumper wires to connect to ther battery terminals so you can read remotely. Start the engine and watch the voltmeter. It should read higher than battery voltage, 12.6 volts. Normally around 13 - 14 volts if the alternator is working. Not rocket science it has to read higher than battery to be charging. Run for a while, shut off the engine. Voltmeter should read the 12.6 or higher if its been charging. I doubt if your battery is going dead right away like you are suspecting. More than likely a bad connection or relay makes it look like its dead. The voltmeter will tell you whats going on with the battery. The heavy red wire goes to the only post on the alternator big enough for it to connect. IF you have a bad diode (shorted) in the alternator, it might drain the battery over time. Retired electrician and lots of other skills.... [/QUOTE]
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