{"id":575,"date":"2025-02-26T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-site.se\/sutars.com\/?page_id=575"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:55:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:55:31","slug":"is-the-alternator-not-working","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\/wired-inspired\/charging-generators\/is-the-alternator-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the alternator not working?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"575\" class=\"elementor elementor-575\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2df9c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c2df9c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc94dc e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bc94dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ff7e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ff7e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is the alternator not working?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fb1ac8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59fb1ac8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d2e3d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"81d2e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sutars.com\/en\">Home<\/a> <span class=\"eael-breadcrumb-separator\">\/<\/span> <span class = \"eael-current\">Page<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66394d87 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66394d87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7438f4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7438f4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Troubleshoot Your Alternator Before Going to the Workshop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5488877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5488877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>If the alternator isn\u2019t charging at all, there\u2019s a simple test you can perform.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><p class=\"p3\">At startup, the alternator requires an <span class=\"s1\"><b>excitation current<\/b><\/span> from the ignition switch via the <span class=\"s1\"><b>D+ terminal<\/b><\/span>. This initial current magnetizes the rotor, allowing the alternator to start generating power and maintain its own magnetization.<\/p><p class=\"p3\">However, <span class=\"s1\"><b>this excitation current isn\u2019t always present<\/b><\/span>, and that can prevent the alternator from starting to charge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d8738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36d8738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Take a cable from the positive terminal of one of your batteries and briefly touch it to the D+ terminal on the alternator.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p><p class=\"p2\">If the alternator starts charging, you\u2019ll usually hear a noticeable change in sound as it activates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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