They can recharge at idle in all the newer cars, but the old 1980's and 
earlier sometimes had trouble.,
And I don't think those little MG's ever got their batteries fully 
recharged. ;)


At 09:03 AM 1/16/04 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:



>Hey guys,
>My science colleagues are discussing this morning over coffee whether a 
>car battery can recharge at idle (especially with this cold weather in 
>Boston) or is it like the SOHC battery that has to get above 3000rpm to 
>recharge the battery. Any thoughts on this? (sorry for the non-SOHC aspect 
>but I thought someone one this list might know the answer!).
>Cheers
>Andy in rather chilly Boston.
>
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