Many Kingston motorists have probably noticed a bunch of warning lights on their dash when they start their engine. They flash on to test the circuits and then go off if everything’s OK. One of the warning lights looks like a car battery. Its job is to tell you if your pickup battery’s not charging properly.
Kingston motorists probably know that their battery stores electricity – enough to start the engine and get moving. But that’s about it – you can only get a few miles on battery power alone. You need an alternator to generate enough electricity to run your pickup engine and power your electrical accessories like the stereo, power seats, heater fan, on-board computers, and so on. On top of that, the alternator needs to recharge your battery. So when your pickup alternator isn’t working, there isn’t enough electricity for all of those things. When your alternator fails, you aren’t going very far.
So why would your pickup alternator not work? Usually they’ve simply worn out. Alternators are driven by your serpentine belt and spin 2 to 3 times faster than the engine – that’s a lot of work. The bearings wear out, as do the cooper wire coils and magnets that generate the electricity.
There’s no sense in hobbling along on ON highways with an alternator that’s not working properly. It will fail at some point and leave you stranded on the road. Get a bad alternator replaced as soon as you can. When you come to Car Medics for an alternator replacement, your friendly service advisor will install an alternator that meets your automobile manufacturer’s specifications. Some Kingston auto owners use a lot of additional electrical gizmos in the vehicle, like computers, DVD players, power inverters and such or may regularly tow a camp trailer that’s battery recharges as you drive. If that sounds like you, talk with your service advisor about upgrading to a more heavy duty alternator to meet your needs.
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Car Medics
37 Rigney St.
Kingston, ON K7K 6Z3
613.547.8473
At Car Medics we install quality NAPA replacement parts.
