1998 Ford Ranger alternator failure

Tiny
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Can a battery with corroded terminals overwork an alternator until it fails?
Friday, February 12th, 2010 AT 9:29 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

Not really, the alternator out put is controlled by they voltage regulator, if the terminals were in such a poor state as to affect this, I doubt that the car would even start in the first place.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Friday, February 12th, 2010 AT 9:40 PM

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