First Cars In Houston wants to introduce the car alternator.  It is basically a dynamo, or an electricity generating engine.  With that said, there is obvious ways you can tell that the car alternator may have a problem, one such as warning lights on your dashboard indicating an alternator, battery, amp, or voltage.  Cars In Houston started with the obvious factors, because you would be surprised by the number of readers that wouldn’t link an alternator problem to the car battery warning light, or the car amp warning light. 

Troubleshooting your car alternator without having to take it to a shop to test the generated current. 

Primary signs of charging problems are:

• Dead battery

• Battery that has been dying frequently

• Slow engine start.

The quickest way to check your alternator:

• Start the car, then turn on the headlights.

• If you notice that the car headlights are dimmer than normal, this is then indicating that the headlights are running of the car battery, and not enough electricity is being generated by the alternator.

• If the car lights gets brighter, then this is yet another indicator that the alternator is not generating enough current. 

• If the brightness stays normal, then your charging system is fine, and you shouldn’t worry about it.

On a concluding point, Cars In Houston suggests that the best investment under five dollars for this sake would be a voltmeter that hooks up to the car’s lighter socket.   Get a meter, and monitor it, while you are driving, and while idle for different durations.  If the meter reads over 12 more than it does under 12 then your alternator is charging well and visa versa.

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