# 4 Alternators...Could Ray be wrong?...:) **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 1, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-alternators-could-ray-be-wrong/3983 "2007-09-01T15:55:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![noexpert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@noexpert](https://community.cartalk.com/u/noexpert)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-alternators-could-ray-be-wrong/3983/1 "2007-09-01T15:55:09Z")
Hello there…first of all, going out on a limb here…RAY IS…UH… WRONG!..:)…(sorry Ray, but after hearing that the alternators came from so many different places, what can I say!) I also had the same thing happen to me (burned out alternator after alternator) and it turned out to be a defective battery…altho the battery tested fine, as soon as I changed it the problem went away…this after (you can imagine) many months of extreme frustration (I changed the alternators myself in a toyota van, which is not the easiest thing to do!) and dealing with parts store counterpeople who were quite reluctant to give me yet another “new” alternator…good luck!..david ---
**Author:** ![AlanY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@AlanY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlanY)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-alternators-could-ray-be-wrong/3983/2 "2007-09-01T16:25:28Z")
Wrong forum. You should post this in “Second Opinion” forum. Perhaps a mod will do it for you. ---
**Author:** ![Wha-Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9f8e36/32.png) [@Wha-Who](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wha-Who)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/4-alternators-could-ray-be-wrong/3983/3 "2007-09-01T19:03:22Z")
I’d like to know how your battery was tested so that its problem was missed. There are several way to test a battery and charging system; a few examples as follows: 1. Voltage when fully charged with engine running. 2. Voltage after resting after several hours. 3. Load tested with a portable load tester. 4. Voltage with starter motor running. 5. Voltage at idle with headlights on. There are more things to try, I am sure. How was your particular battery tested?