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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-07-2013, 17:29
Replies: 61
Views: 12,620
Posted By hellosailor
Re: Alternator Positive Wire Sizing

Dave, does that paper meander on at some point to actually say there is thermal runaway in a VRLA battery?

Thermal runaway as commonly defined refers to what happens in a lithium battery, i.e....
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-07-2013, 15:59
Replies: 61
Views: 12,620
Posted By hellosailor
Re: Alternator Positive Wire Sizing

Dave-
"take a 1 watt , 12 V power supply feed it into a 1 ohm resistor, measure the actual voltage across the resister,"
Is that a trick question? Really? What is a one-watt 12v power supply...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-07-2013, 14:55
Replies: 61
Views: 12,620
Posted By hellosailor
Re: Alternator Positive Wire Sizing

Jim-
Even "modern" versus "traditional" is up for grabs. My 68 Ford had one of those "box of resistors on the firewall" pieces of junk. The nice thing is, it was easy to adjust or replace. My 72...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 19-07-2013, 13:41
Replies: 61
Views: 12,620
Posted By hellosailor
Re: Alternator Positive Wire Sizing

Jim, I think the reality of alternators is more complex than that simply due to the hundreds of different designs out there.

I was looking askance at a Japanese car (Hitachi or Denso alternator)...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 18-07-2013, 17:02
Replies: 61
Views: 12,620
Posted By hellosailor
Re: Alternator Positive Wire Sizing

A lot of "stock" is done because it is cheap and someone can get away with it.

10AWG or even 10SAE wiring from the alternator to the battery is actually normal in the auto industry as well, SAE...
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