ADVANCED AUTO CLINIC Why an Electrical System Analysis?
Your electrical system is comprised of two major systems; a charging system and a starting system. A battery that goes bad can be the result of over charging, electrical drain as a result of a short or under charging as a result of a bad drive belt, voltage regulator or alternator. The charging system keeps the battry from going dead as the demand for more voltage is required as a result of accessory load. The charging system is comprised of an alternator, voltage regulator and the belt that drives the alternator. The voltage regulator can be either internal or external. Internalized voltage regulatos are usually located inside the alternator but there are those that are internalized inside the the engine control computer! The steady clean supply of voltage is crucial to the operation of todays vehicles due to the increased uses of highly sophisticated electronics. The lack of a steady supply of voltage can result in computer malfunctions (engine stalling or poor performance, check eng
