Does a Car Battery with a dead cell cause failures of alternators?

You can replace a battery without “reset” worry by simply using a another 12VDC source to “jump” the battery connectors as the battery is replaced. A cheap source is a pair of 6V lantern batteries wired to provide 12 volts. A lighter plug can be used on the cord and plugged into the cars lighter socket, Keeping the system powered up while the battery is replaced…This eliminates anti-theft radio problems also…