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to keep your battery charge and help provide your vehicle electricity

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Q: What is the function of the alternator on a car?
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Can a car run without the alternator installed?

No a car cannot run without the alternator installed. All the components in a car have their specific function and any missing piece will cause the car not to run.


What is the primary function of alternators?

The primary function of alternators is to generate electricity to recharge a car battery. The alternator recharges the battery while the car is being used.


What is the function of a rectifier within an alternator?

A rectifier turns the Alternating Current (AC) produced by the Alternator into Direct Current (DC) that your car uses.


Do car generator reqire a power source to work properly?

The typical automotive alternator requires power to function.


What does your alternator do?

an alternator recharges the battery of your car


What is the role of a Alternator Repairer?

The alternator of a car is responsible for charging the car battery. Someone who repairs a broken alternator ensures that the alternator works again and continues to keep the car battery charged.


Where can I purchase a car alternator?

You can purchase a car alternator at Auto Zone, Pep Boys, Firestone, Midas, Goodyear, CarX and you can also purchase a car alternator from any car dealership.


Can you eliminate alternator from car?

you need the alternator to charge the battery with no alternator when the battery drops to about 10 volts car will not run at all.


What is main function of alternator?

substitute


How do test your alternator while in the car and the car will not start?

Car would either have to be running or alternator removed for bench test


Does the alternator run when you have the car started and in park?

Yes, as long as the engine is running, so is the alternator. The alternator is actually what keeps the car battery charged.


Can you wire your car alternator to your electric car motor and run it directly off the alternator amps?

no you can't