At 10:07 PM 10/21/2000 -0700, Bullwinkle wrote:
>.... I don't know the ampere output of the 76 B alternator, but if it were
a 40 amp model and the battery was 400 amp battery it would take ten hours
to recharge it. ....
A slight error here that bears correcting. The typical battery may be
rated around 400 amps for cranking current, but the total energy carrying
capacity of a battery is in the range of 40 to 60 amper-hours (less than
one kilowatt-hour). As such, a 40 amp altermator can fully recharge a
totally flat battery in 60-90 minutes. In fact an alternator can charge a
flat battery sufficiently to restore it to nearly full operating voltage
and cranking capacity in as little as 5 minutes (assuming the battery is
still in good operating condition).
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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