No
Driving on a dead alternator quickly becomes not driving
Because if the alternator is dead the car will die while it’s running
From experience, not fun
me
No
I assume by bad they mean “still in working condition, just discharging a bit too fast”
But if they don’t respond I’ll pay funeral bills
Ah, would you look at that! Funeral bills averted.
Well the alternator is what keeps your battery charged and without it you can jump a car but it won’t stay alive while driving
but i don’t know that that’s the wrong thing? i mean
i left a light on in my car and needed a jumpstart two days ago, i drove to work (like a 30 minute drive) and then it wouldn’t drive home, so i got a jump and drove home, the moment i turned it off it wouldn’t turn on again
but the batterturns on, just not the engine
OH
Yeah no do not drive rhatb
so someone told me it was my starter and someone told me it was the alternator
If it’s not getting charge from a 30 minute drive either the alternator or the battery is fucked
That latter person sounds wrong
But if your commute is short enough it’s theoretically possible it could be the alternator
Really though if that’s dead dead I’d expect the car to die while you’re in it not while it’s sitting around
Oh no
My non-straightness is beginning to show
rhajat
So is Dwai someone I know?
Sorry this is bugging me slightly
the car also says !STARTING SYSTEM but idk if that’s just one of the things that are like, just there and then turn off when the engine starts
this last sentence makes no sense lol