[DeTomaso] And Here's Another Question for the Forum....

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Thanks Barry! :-)

No, usually the internal resistance goes up in a deeply discharged battery and the constant voltage (ideally at least) from the alternator will only produce a limited battery charging current. If the battery is reasonably healthy the charging current quickly (within minutes, not hours at least) drops to a couple of tens of amps anyway.

My experience
Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. Seib" <oldwheel at mts.net>
To: "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se>; "Chris Difani" <cdifani at pacbell.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: den 12 september 2006 22:45
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] And Here's Another Question for the Forum.... 


> Good Luck Thomas
> I have tried to explain this phenomenon several times and most people just
> don't seem to grasp the fact that most of the output from the alternator
> doesn't go through the ammeter to the battery before it goes to balance all
> the other loads. I don't think you could even get a dead battery to take 150
> amps from the alternator? There would still be other loads drawing off some
> of the output.
> Barry
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Tomas Gunnarsson
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 1:55 PM
> To: Chris Difani; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] And Here's Another Question for the Forum....
> 
> 
> The alternator output rating will not affect ammeter load at all if that's
> your concern. The meter monitors battery charge/discharge current, not
> alternator output current.
> 
> Tomas
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Difani" <cdifani at pacbell.net>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: den 12 september 2006 06:08
> Subject: [DeTomaso] And Here's Another Question for the Forum....
> 
> 
> > Guys:
> >
> > Thanks a lot for all the thoughts and recommendations on my remote jumper
> > terminal location question that I asked a couple of days ago. Larry Finch
> > sent me a couple of pictures of his installation, and I'm going to be
> > following in his "footsteps"... or maybe Dennis Q's footsteps...
> >
> > Anyway, that takes care of the remote jumper terminals question.
> >
> > Now for the next question.....
> >
> > I've installed a 150 amp alternator in place of the original wimpy Ford
> > alternator. In addition to this change in the electrical system, I want to
> > install a voltmeter in place of the original ammeter. The Veglia ammeter
> > isn't "heavy" enough to handle the increased amperage (so I'm told), and
> an
> > "ammeter" isn't that good of a sensor for electrical system "health" in
> the
> > first place.
> >
> > Now I know how to install a voltmeter, that's not the problem (my
> > replacement instrument came with a good set of instructions: a SPA
> Technique
> > Dual Digital gauge from Pegasus). My problem is what should I do with all
> > the wires that "used to" connect to the Veglia ammeter? Should I remove
> all
> > the wiring that goes to the ammeter? Or just what?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Chris Difani
> > '73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
> > Sacramento, CA
> > Email: cdifani at pacbell.net
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