Quick fix to bypass a broken alternator

My redneck solution to avoid a tow truck after my truck's alternator died. Put a good battery inside the truck and run booster cables out to the battery under your hood. It will get you to a mechanic.

[MrLmm]

If you drive a truck, put a gas generator in the pickup bed and run a extension cord along the side and under the hood where you have a small battery charger hooked to the battery and the charger plugged in to the extension cord. You can drive as long as you want till you can fix the alternator. YEAH!!

[sorynsilpram]

I did this and was able to drive 34 miles to my friend's apartment and then charged the battery while there even though I didn't need to and then drove another good 45 minutes in total then once again charged though I didn't need to and drove 34 miles back home.

[gerdunbrusk]

If you have an extra full battery handy by you, it would be more efficient to put the full battery instead of the other one... Rigging it this way would waste energy through the cable.

[utuber]

It seems legit. Just don't hit any bumps

[adrianrodrigues]

try unplugging one battery terminal if car turns off .then it's the alternator.car should stay on even without battery.

[mackk]

alternator spits out volts
battery spits out volts
checks out

[ineptmorg]

If your car starts it’s not the battery or the starter it’s when it starts and dies is when it’s the alternator

[janellebrookeify]

Why wouldn't you just put that second battery IN your car under the hood where the dead battery is!? I don't understand why you'd need that other one by your feet!!??

[ArtisticIntentionZ]

alternatively you can simply use 4 12v solar panels that cost about $25 each and wire them together tomake one big solar panel that can charge at 4x the speed vs using just one. this way you can literally charge your battery all day long. you can't drive all day long but you can definitely recharge to 12.6v in less than 30 minutes using 4 of these panels instead of the less practical one panel that takes damn near 8 hours to charge from 11v to 12.6v 😂

that's free knowledge and free education right there. this guy is just not that educated

[tjoey]

This is very smart and helpfull, thanks bro

[Justinlifts]

fucking love Canadians thanks man i can get to the shop hahaha

[colinevans]

So all you have to do is carry a spair battery with you, let's hope my alternator keeps on working then

[aoncrypto]

Thanks for sharing. Did this do any electrical damage to your car upon driving it with that trick initially? Please let me know. Having trouble with alternator too. Need to get it about 2.5 miles to my guy's shop and I'm tryna avoid the towing truck. Please lemme know.

[djrednitro]

but how do you even start the car without the alternator?

[waynejohn]

What i did was..got me a new battery i unplug my tail lights turn my stereo n blower fan off in other words everything that would drain my battery i did it for 3days until i got my altinator sauted out

[jpringle]

Nice try A for effort buddy for sure. But try this a CCA High performance battery actually bypasses your alternator for real!

[brandonbaker]

Why every one saying get a Jumpstart. Car will die when jumper cables are removed. Not getting the logic of some. Of you guessing. Dont. Your going to get someone hurt or killed.

[freq]

Why not just install the battery in the car?🤔

[CupsAreEdible]

you could easily mess this up by reversing the polarities to the batteries. anyone looking to bypass an alternator take caution. get a jump start if you can