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2010 forte charging problem

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#1 ·
Help would be appreciated thanks in advance.
My daughters 2010 forte isnt charging the battery. initially thought it was a alternator but after installing a new one it continues to drain/charge the battery. thought the newish battery was bad again. The parts store replaced it so now its a brand new battery, and alternator. when testing at store it fails the alternator. so I removed the alternator again brought the replacement alt, and the original alt and bench tested them, both passed the bench test. So I was looking for some insight and hopefully schematic of the charge system. The gang fuse is good and the battery fuse are good I have a good ground as well.
 
#3 ·
Thanks for your suggestion I have already seen that vid. the kia in the vid is a 2012 and has a charge sensor on the negative battery with a additional wire/cable. ours doesn't have that configuration, which is in part why I am hoping someone has a schematic so I can determine wire routing and if their is a charge sensor or if it gets it signal from the ECU?, . thank you thought.