Charging system service

What is the purpose of the alternator in a piece of equipment ?

• Just charge the battery's

• Absorb the current

• Maintain the current draw within the units system

• To supply all voltage to the system

An alternator converts mechanical energy to ________

• kinetic energy

• chemical energy

• neutron energy

• static energy

Most common way to drive the alternator is ?

• gear drive

• vee belt type

• multi-groove

• oil coupler

A glazed belt may cause

• no change

• increase alternator output

• decrease alternator output

• only when the engine reacts

A improper belt size may cause ?

• Decrease in output of current

• Increase resistances within the alternator

• No concern to the tech or operator

• Normal operation of the unit

The allowable mis alignment of the drive belts is ?

• 1mm for each 20mm

• 2mm for each 20mm

• 1mm for each each 20 cm

• 1mm for each 1m

To determine proper belt tension on a spring load tension is ?

• Look a the tensioner scale

• Belts spring scale tool

• Hook up laptop to confirm tensioner sensor

• The belts loose indictor strip shows up

High resistance of negative cable from the alternator to battery may cause

• A voltage drop

• Increase in current to charge battery's

• Decrease in current to charged the battery's

• Increase the voltage to the units system

Current of a alternator before the didoes , will produce?

• DC voltage

• DC current

• AC resistance

• AC current

A diode that is to be consider forward bias in both direction is ?

• Normal

• shorted

• open

• high resistance