Bruce L. Bergman writes:

Thanks for the report. I keep trying to tell folks what damage a load
dump can do; few belive me..

The less they know about automotive electronics, the less they
believe.

And there are still idiots in the alt.autos.* hierarchy that run
around deliberately trolling gullible people - "You test the
alternator by disconnecting the battery with the car running..."

You'll notice that they never try it on their own car.

The real idiots do.....


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