Re: 120A alternator: hp drain?

["Noah Godwin" <pchandyman@intrex.net>]

>
> Didn't anyone ever tell you not to disconect the battery with the engine
on?


Meanwhile the whole world has been doing this forever. I guess it's bad, but
when I do it, I'm beside the road trying to switch a good battery between
two running cars, because one has a battery so dead I can't jump it off. The
time period is more than 10ns but not too bad. I've never fried an
alternator (at that moment anyway...).

-Noah
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> The reason is, that when an alt. is disconected and has no load, the
voltage
> regulator (which reaction time is like 10ns) will not react quick enough
and
> it will fry!  There is a product called "Zap Stop" which can be connected
> between the pos and ground, which will absorb a surge and save your alt.
I
> am not sure if it works with Bosch.  However, with no load, all you are
using
> power for is the bearings, fan, and belt.  As I recall, a V-belt draws
more
> HP than anything else on the system, thats why race cars usually use
> serpantine belts, along with most other cars now.
>
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