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Originally Posted by 16ACE27
You will get nothing out of the alternator without the battery connected. It needs some voltage to generate the field in the rotor.
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DING DING DING DING! That was the correct answer! :-) In the heat of battle I overlooked that possibility. I was expecting the excitation voltage would be supplied by one of the other leads on the alternator connector, but indeed the main lead to the battery was needed for the alternator to create output.
Bottom line, my alternator is now replaced and all is well! Thank you all for the helpful suggestions. We'll be off to NASCAR races at the "Track Too Tough to Tame!" soon.
Oh, one other item. The ScanGauge plugged into the OBD2 port is toast. I tried it in another vehicle with a different cable with the same endless "connecting..." result. I like ScanGauge so I'll buy a new one.
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