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   From: rcres@XXnewsguy.com   
      
   "Tom Del Rosso"  wrote in message   
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   >   
   > Sparky wrote:   
   >> The battery was replaced at the same time as was the alternator: 5   
   >> months ago (corrected from my original post).   
   >>   
   >> Measurement of battery cables: from battery cable (+) terminal to   
   >> alternator (+) terminal: 1.5 ohms. From battery cable (-) terminal to   
   >> chassis: 1.5 ohms.   
   >   
   > That resistance is too high, maybe because you measured from a bad contact   
   > point.   
      
   Typical meter leads have a resistance of 1.5 ohms. It's possible he did not   
   short the leads and zero out the meter first. If not, then the battery cable   
   resistance actually drops to zero.   
      
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