I may be confused on this thread. My alternator's output is wired to
the positive battery terminal. When I flip the kill switch, the battery
and alternator are still connected, but they're isolated from the rest
of the system. If the alternator is still spinning, then it will still
be happily charging the battery. Even if they weren't connected,
wouldn't the voltage regulator handle it?
Mark J. Bradakis wrote:
>Hypothetical situation #1: You wired in a simple two post kill switch in
>a car running an alternator. The tech inspector requests that you demonstrate
>that the kill switch works, so you fire up the motor, he flips the switch and
>your alternator explodes in a shower of sparks because the current generated
>by the still spinning alternator has no place to go.
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