Randall wrote:
>>Here's a $64 question - why did the rpm's increase as the coil voltage
>>decrease?
>
>
> Beats me.
Could be that the residual current is not enough to do anything but
marginally energize the alternator field, so the load on the engine
from the alternator is much smaller--with the same throttle setting,
removing that load would cause engine rpm to go up, especially if
the car had been repeatedly started and stopped, so the alternator
was still working hard at idle to recharge the battery.
Just a guess. There's no mention if the alternator light comes on
when the key is switched off. That would be an indication that the
alternator isn't working enough to create a load.
Cheers.
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