Smoked altenator
 

Can you smoke an alternator on a dyno? Had my engine dyno and for some reason when they started the engine the alternator started smoking. They unhooked all the wires from it and then ran it like that. Now my alternator is bad.The alternator was fine before and now isn't. What are the chances this happened on the dyno.

Re: Smoked altenator
 

if they grounded the output lead (orange wire) by accedent it could of happened on the dyno hard to say for sure

Re: Smoked altenator
 

if you ground the orange wire it will blow the breaker at the starter before damaging the alternator -your ignition relay will also need resetting before that would happen-sounds to me like it was just coinsidence-or maybe you need to buy an alternator for a 1200hp motor-now thats what I call hp-only kiddin

Re: Smoked altenator
 

in a boat you are 100% right on a dyno its prob not wired with breaker or square fuse

keyword... dyno

Re: Smoked altenator
 

Dyno. Why would you hook it up anyway?

Re: Smoked altenator
 

exactly...

or if you do its just to checkit or use the pulley thats why I said what I did :evilb:

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I wish I knew more about this. I'll probable have to eat the price of a new alternator. I figured if it was fine before and when they started the engine the alternator started smoking. You would think HOLY CHIT we screwed something up. Then after that if the unit was bad, have enough balls to say hey I screwed up let me take care of it. But that never happens. :(

Re: Smoked altenator
 

Seems to all be a part of performance boating