Re: 89 100 Wagon Alternator fix details

["Scott M." <scottmo@teleport.com>]

Mike,

Well, a bit of thanks needs to go out to "you" for your
perseverance on this battery cable splice problem. This
problem is definitely one for the archives, much thanks to
DeWitt for pointing out his experience with this  voltage
drop problem that occurs at the splice. The easy solution
is not always the "correct" solution and deeper probing for
the actual problem always helps bring out a better
understanding of these Audis. It is a bit scary to thing
that this poorly spliced battery connection can turn into a
50-75 watt heater....

I would never had thought in my wildest dreams, that Audi
would have spliced the main battery cable on its way to the
starter, but now this information will be very helpful
trouble-shooting other charging/starting problems on the
Audi 5000/200 vehicles. Having seen many alternators,
starters, and batteries replaced at other shops over the
years for no reason other than a bad ground cable, makes
you think twice and make sure that the problem is not
related to resistance in the positive or negative battery
cable .

Resistance is futile... Ohms law must be obeyed...

Cheers
Scott M.