Jerry asks;
>As a side note, at what point will all these flame throwers suck the
>life out of the 47 amp alternator I rescued from a wrecking yard TR7
>to replace my over-worked generator? Is there a formula for
>computing amps consumed by these electrical devices?
If you assume operation off a properly working charging system providing a
solid nominal 14 volts at the battery, the formula is:
Power consumption (Watts)
Consumed current (Amperes) = ---------------------------
14.0 (Volts)
>Do I dare install that 600 watt stereo amp to power my 15 inch
>sub-woofers?
Where do you have 15 inches of flat surface to install them? If you turn the
volume all the way up, you'll barely have 5 amps left to power the car from your
47 amp alternator. Maybe you need a nice American 80 Amp unit off a Caddy or
Continental :>) .
>How about the dancing neon under-car and license frame kit?
The vibration of a typical LBC would surely break the glass envelope of the
typical neon illumination system.
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