Thanks Richard
---- Richard Ewald <richard.ewald@gmail.com> wrote:
> On any car, the battery's only job is to
> A) start the car
> B) provide an electrical reserve in the case of a of a generator
> (alternator) failure.
> All cars run off the the electricity generated by the generator/alternator.
> Modern cars have much higher demands on the electrical systems than our old
> British cars. Modern cars can run up to 200 Amp capacity for their
> alternators. They rarely if ever use that amount of generating power, but
> it is there if needed.
> Hope this helps clear up the confusion.
> Rick
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Brits'n'Pieces (Eric Frenken) <
> lists@brits-n-pieces.com> wrote:
>
> > John, I don't know what you mean. Maybe because English is not my native
> > tongue.
> >
> > All electrical consumers in a car are fed by the battery. I've seen no
> > consumer fed by the alternator directly. Of course the battery is fed by
> > the
> > alternator, so the alternator feeds all consumers indirectly via the
> > battery. I'm not sure about modern cars, but I know for quite sure that
> > this
> > is the way the electrical charging system works in our AHs.
> >
> > As you say, if you replace the original cable between alternator and
> > battery
> > (after upgrading to a 50 amp alternator) with a 50 amp cable, everything is
> > fine. Maybe this is what you said and I didn't get it right. At least this
> > is what I wanted to say.
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > I wonder if we are missing a point here. On a modern car the output from
> > the
> > alternator not only charges the battery when this is necessary but also
> > drives all sorts of other electric equipment such as power steering, heated
> > seats, fast warm up heater, entertainment units etc.
> >
> > As you say a C45 or C42 has limited output but if an alternator is
> > substituted and extra lights are fitted it will be able to supply the light
> > AND charge the battery at a good rate if it is low. In this case a thicker
> > wire from the alternator is advisable. A 50 amp alternator and a 50 amp
> > wire
> > should be adequate for one of our cars because it would feed all the
> > equipment and charge the battery at the maximum permissible rate if this
> > were in a low state,
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > --
> > John Harper
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