With the lights on, the radio doesn't draw much... Curt
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, Oct 31, 2018 at 12:23 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: On 31/10/2018 11:18 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > >> On October 31, 2018 at 10:04 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> But not for long. The voltage regulator is in there. The high-current >> alternators >> are there to _run_ the heavy loads, not for nuclear battery charging. > Right. > A typical Mercedes is going to be around 13.4V in warm weather, the battery > takes whatever amps raise it to the car's voltage. A car with a higher target > voltage will charge faster. > In normal life, all that's required is to replace the energy used to start > the car. > Mitch > > _______________________________________ Unless you sit around in parking lots, waiting for your wife, while listening to the radio with the engine off etc. RB _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
