> > fmiser wrote: > > > > But - the alternator is rather high current. I don't remember > > what is on an OM61x - 60A maybe? With a bunch of glow and a > > lot of cranking the battery voltage could be low enough that > > alternator could be supplying more than 40 amps just to charge.
> Jim 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. Yup. And the "big" batter chargers also limit the voltage so they too will not charge at those high currents for very long - unless the battery is bad. _______________________________________ 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
