Drew,
My Auto Electronics class book says "most batteries have a reserve
capacity of 25amps for 120 minutes in the event of charging system
failure". And this is talking about more modern cars.
So thats 1 estimate.
Doug
At 09:14 AM 10/20/2005, you wrote:
>haven't had any time to work on the TR4 lately, so I've been doing
>theoretical work, trying to understand what I've been seeing with
>the charging system. A question I have now--if your
>alternator/generator was not charging at all, and you left home with
>a fully charged battery, how far would you get?
>
> From the time I bought the car, to when I pulled it off the road, I
> probably drove 100 - 150 miles over multiple trips. My guess is
> that the alternator was providing some charge, since it lasted that
> long. I'm wondering this, since in 3 weeks (if all goes well) we
> are moving to a new house about 40 miles away. I'd prefer to drive
> the TR4 if possible, and am trying to figure out if my chances are
> good of making it if I give the battery a good, full charge.
>
>-Drew
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