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Re: Relay Question



In a message dated 1/16/2001 5:26:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
pjwst17+@pitt.edu writes:

<<  The most common approach to get power is going off of the batter, which 
would be 12volts.  What if one would get power straight from the alternator?  
Wouldnt that have a higher voltage or would you run into problems like faster 
RPM = brighter lights? >

The Battery is just there to start your engine.  Once the engine is running 
everything electrical is powered by the alternator.  So in another words 
wherever you hook it up, if the engine is running the alt is powering the 
lights. The voltage regulator keeps the the voltage constant. peace out

Brian 86 16v
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