Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 10:13:29 -0400 From: "Charles Taraboulsi" <ctaraboulsinopsamatico.ca> Subject: Re: Electrical problem?!
This is not safe for any car. The voltage regulator will increase the charging power of the alternator and fry it because it will think that the battery voltage is zero. The following will be damaged on old cars: Alternator, light bulbs that are lit, gauges In addition on a new car: the ECU (Electronic Control Unit) will be fried and any electronic device that is running. We are talking about a few thousand dollars of repair. Gabriel "Johannes H Andersen" <johsnopsamsafish.com> wrote in message news:3B63E13C.F7A27C76nopsamsafish.com... > > > Larry Palmer wrote: > > > > I understand this is not considered safe for newer cars with computer chips > > as the battery prevents voltage spikes. Many owner manuals warn against > > doing this. > > > > Too right. I was going to mention this, but saw your post. The battery > acts as a buffer for for voltage fluctuations. > > Johannes