fusible link questions

[Raymond C Drouillard]

On Thu, 04 Feb 1999 20:29:48 -0500 "David A. Cooley"
<n5xmt at bellsouth.net> writes:
>At 05:56 PM 2/4/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>
>>OK--so who's gonna be the first to suggest building a device to limit
the
>>charging rate of the battery (and to correct charging voltage (to the
>>battery only) for battery temperature, while we're at it??
>
>Chrysler!
>
>On my 95 neon there was a battery temp sensor and the PCM controlled the
>alternator.  
>Charging voltage varied with temp.

The alternater in my '89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer senses the ambient
temperature and adjusts the voltage accordingly.  I'm not sure when Jeep
started using that design.

I believe that the newer batteries are more tolerant of high charging
current.  That may be why the electronic regulaters don't bother limiting
output current.  I suspect that the main reason is that the accessories
in a modern car draw so much current.

Ray

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