Date:         Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:36:34 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: alternator--voltage vs amps
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@gmail.com>
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Thanks John.

I wasn't too concerned as my instincts were leading me to a similar,
albeit uneducated, electrical conclusion.

Neil.

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:18 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>> The good news for me is that I'm pretty sure the 90 am alternator I
>> have on my VanaJetta is not going to somehow be too powerful for my
>> Westy. Something I was thinking about recently.
>>
>
> Nothing to worry about there. You could have a 900A alternator, and
> the only difference would be a little engine power lost due to having
> to spin a 10x larger and heavier rotor. An alternator won't put out
> any more amperage than the load connected to it asks for.
>
>

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