quick question

celica1994

if an alternator fuse was blown in a car, would it prevent any power being able to get into the car when its not running?

celica1994

anyone?

ART6

The battery would still be charged and so a lot of power would be available for all circuits. It would just not be recharged when the engine was running.

celica1994

thing is, i took out the alternator fuse but there was no power going into the car even before that, was wondering if maybe the alt fuse was the route of the problem

ART6

OK, back to basics. Is the battery flat? Are its terminals clean? If the battery and its circuits are OK then there should be power available. There would normally be two outputs from the battery -- one a heavy duty cable to the starter motor solenoid, and one to the ignition switch.

A quick check of the battery would be to turn the ignition switch and listen carefully. If you hear a clicking noise then it's likely that the battery is flat but has just enough power to operate the starter solenoid. Alternatively, buy a cheap multimeter from Halfords or such and check the battery voltage with the ignition turned on.

Not knowing your car, possibly there is a fuse in the battery cable to the ignition switch?

celica1994

PROBLEM SOLVED - was the lead going from the positive on the battery going to the altanator was blown for sum reason, it must have hit off sumthing and melted, the altanator fuse was gone too so i had to replace that too, cost 20 euro from toyota lol