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Daniel Snooks
 
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Default Will I draw too many amps for my alternator to keep up?

Mike Sims wrote
I have been unable to locate a HO alternator for my 95 Sentra. I have
to keep charging my battery every night to use my car during the day.


Where are you from (just out of curiousity)

Sitting here at the keyboard, I would suggest first doing a simple test of
the alternator. Start the car, and once it is running remove a lead from the
battery (either + or -) If the car stops running the alternator is toast. If
the car continues to run, the battery may be toast, or the charging circuit
is no longer functioning. Even if you end up having to replace the
alternator, you don't necessarily need to get a HO, the alt may just be dead
from old age, nothing lasts forever.