{"id":97,"date":"2016-08-30T20:19:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T00:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/?p=97"},"modified":"2016-08-30T20:28:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T00:28:34","slug":"charging-system-testing-and-alternator-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/charging-system-testing-and-alternator-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Charging system testing and alternator replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"irc_mi isIJfq2bsVi4-pQOPx8XEepE\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samarins.com\/glossary\/img\/battery-warning-light-large.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for car alternator system\" width=\"325\" height=\"253\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charging system issues<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Common Symptoms<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A weak alternator can result in dimming of the dashboard lights and the headlights.<\/li>\n<li>A failing alternator can cause problems starting the vehicle and may result in a repeated need to jump start the vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Common Misdiagnoses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If your battery cannot deliver 10 volts or more during a battery load test, the vehicle may continue to experience starting problems if the battery is not replaced.\n<figure style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"irc_mi isIJfq2bsVi4-pQOPx8XEepE\" src=\"http:\/\/themammahomemaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/alternator.gif\" alt=\"Image result for car alternator\" width=\"591\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Insisde a car alternator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Best Practices<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The entire starting and charging system should be inspected before replacing the alternator to eliminate other problems that may be affecting the alternator&#8217;s performance. For instance, a weak battery and\/or battery cables will result in a failed alternator test.<\/li>\n<li>The alternator belt may be partially or totally removed while replacing the alternator, so if it shows signs of wear, this is a good time to replace it.\n<p><figure style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ecutool.com\/proimg\/Original_Launch_BST-460_Battery_System_Tester_3599047_c.jpg\" alt=\"Charging system testing\" width=\"325\" height=\"247\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charging system testing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Symptoms A weak alternator can result in dimming of the dashboard lights and the headlights. A failing alternator can cause problems starting the vehicle and may result in a repeated need to jump start the vehicle. Common Misdiagnoses If your battery cannot deliver 10 volts or more during a battery load test, the vehicle &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/charging-system-testing-and-alternator-replacement\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Charging system testing and alternator replacement&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[8,12,11,10,9,14,15,16,13],"class_list":["post-97","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts","tag-alternator","tag-battery-cable","tag-battery-terminals","tag-car-battery","tag-charging-issues","tag-dim-headlights","tag-low-battery","tag-power-drain","tag-voltage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97\/revisions\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elstonauto.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}