Originally Posted by
waldig
Simple test at home:
With the car running, you should be able to remove the battery negative terminal and have the alternator produce enough to keep car running. I though that the regulator was internal?? Wiring connector/connections may be your area to check out.
Woody
Do NOT do this!!!
The battery is there to mellow out the imperfect voltage signal the alternator puts out. An alternator produces AC voltage that is simply clipped to give a DC type of equivalent signal by the voltage regulator. It does not actually produce a constant battery like DC feed. Your electronics will not like it. It may or may not stay running. It may or may not cause immediate damage, but all it takes is a split second and a module is done.