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Do All Alternators Operate Similar ?
My car alternator charges more at faster speeds
and higher rpm. Are all alternators similar in this regard or are there alternators available that operate just as well at low speed and low rpm. You can run your battery flat if you are stuck in a three or four hour traffic jam at night with your lights on and barely moving forward. This gets worse in cold weather. I was just wondering if there were alternators available that charge well at low rpm. Thanks in advance Denny B |
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Your charging system is bad.
If the volt gauge swings a lot with RPM, I would first be cleaning all the main battery cables on both ends and be checking for a loose fan belt. A swingy gauge 'usually' means dirty connections. Most auto places will give you a free charging system check, but if you have dirty cables, they can think you have a bad battery or bad alternator and you can spend money for nothing. Sure putting a new battery or alternator in will 'fix' it, but all they are really doing is giving you a new clean connection in a 'lot' of cases. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Denny B wrote: > > My car alternator charges more at faster speeds > and higher rpm. Are all alternators similar in this > regard or are there alternators available that operate > just as well at low speed and low rpm. > > You can run your battery flat if you are stuck in > a three or four hour traffic jam at night with your > lights on and barely moving forward. This gets worse > in cold weather. > > I was just wondering if there were alternators available > that charge well at low rpm. > > Thanks in advance > Denny B |
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