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Is it bad to jump-start cars with "computers" in them?

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The #1 cause of returned alts. is installing in a car w/ a totally dead battery then jumping
it to get it started, now the alt. is seeing almost a dead short trying to recharge it. Correct
way is to charge batt. w/a re-charger before first start. Since my batt. is inside a box I
usually just offer a ride to them.
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I have a battery charger and use that if I needed a charge. However, how the heck do you smoke the jumper cables?! You must have some really cheap crappy jumper cables that aren't designed well for jumping most vehicles.
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I'm picturing 24 gauge wire hooked up to alligator clips or something...
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Yea they were cheap, but not that cheap..When my neighbor first hooked up to me
you could hear his rpms drop 2-3 hundred due to alt. being loaded up. I'm glad he
traded it in, I'm sure that event took a lot of life from his alt.
 
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