Risks of boosting a car
wow, i think he may have gotten screwed @ crappy tire.
most cars will blow the fusable link or main fuse.the only way to blow the alt to smithereenys is to hardwire it and then reverse boost it.
if i were him, i'd check the work order for parts, and if they didn't bill for fuse or link. check for signs of replacement(i can put money on it!!)
most cars will blow the fusable link or main fuse.the only way to blow the alt to smithereenys is to hardwire it and then reverse boost it.
if i were him, i'd check the work order for parts, and if they didn't bill for fuse or link. check for signs of replacement(i can put money on it!!)
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Originally posted by JohnVroom:
Here is a Q for the guys who work in a car audio shop, wil jumping a car cause a digital piece of equipment to fail?
The new digital power supplies in amps and the digital processers have a more petite design, and can not take voltage spikes. Has this been showing up as a weakness as far as returns go? his is what concerns me when I jump, or get jumped.
Here is a Q for the guys who work in a car audio shop, wil jumping a car cause a digital piece of equipment to fail?
The new digital power supplies in amps and the digital processers have a more petite design, and can not take voltage spikes. Has this been showing up as a weakness as far as returns go? his is what concerns me when I jump, or get jumped.
as in the digital amps i can't see why the power supply would be any different than a ab supply
as in the digital amps output is almost the same design as the normal pwm power supply
they essentially work under the same priciple
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When I first saw the title of this thread, I thought you meant boost as in "steal" a car.
I was thinking the risks involved could include:
getting shot
getting arrested.
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[ March 24, 2004, 09:46 PM: Message edited by: PerryB ]
I was thinking the risks involved could include:
getting shot
getting arrested.
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[ March 24, 2004, 09:46 PM: Message edited by: PerryB ]
My uncle has a 1998 Chevy 1500 and a 2001 GM Venture and he tells me that if you try to boost a car with either vehicles while they are running...you will fry the alternator. He said its happend to his truck once already. Im not sure why, but he said the newer GM's cannot boost a car while they are running....which sucks cuz then you get no juice out of it.
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Your uncle is just lazy and doesn't want to take time out of his busy day to boost anyone. GM does not have an special devices that cause the alternator to fry if you boost someone. The proper method is to hook both cars up like Don said, then let the running car charge the dead cars battery for a few minutes, then shut off the working car and try starting the non running one. No problems with blowing any computers etc. that way.
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