In a message dated 10/19/2005 9:28:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
tr4@drooartz.com writes:
I 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?
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FWIW, I went through just this scenario a couple years back with my Herald,
when it truly was my daily (only) driver. I got used to two things: 1.
ignoring the generator light being on all the time; and 2. swapping batteries
(and
then recharging the "dead" one) about every week or so, which translated into
200+ miles. Mostly daylight driving in clear weather means very little
overall demand for juice, but rainy days (headlights required in rain in NY --
a
good idea, IMHO) and night driving would take the battery down quite a bit
more
quickly.
I suspect that you'd find pretty much the same results with a TR4. If you're
worried, buy a cheap Group 24 battery @ Walmart (or the like) and carry it
until you get time to sort out the charging system!
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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