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Date:         Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:47:53 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
Comments: To: DaveC <voicebox@DNAI.COM>
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At 03:30 AM 6/28/2001, DaveC wrote: >10 for stereo (a bad, bad boomer) = 65 A. Even if I'm off by a margin >of error of 50 percent, a 90 A alternator is all you really need.

That's assuming that a 90A alternator actually puts out 90 amps (hot) which is rather unlikely. The test procedure in Bentley allows down to 74 amps on a 90A device (without specifying hot or cold).

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"


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