[M] Alterpower alternator charging control switch

Tom Sharpe twsharpe at mtco.com
Sat Mar 13 22:29:48 GMT 1999



Clarence L.Snyder wrote:

> As for power loss due to reduced voltage, that, my friend is a red
> herring. If your battery cannot maintain 12 volts for at least 10
> minutes with a 10-15 amp draw (remember, no alt field) you better get a
> new battery. Dragsters run with no alt at all - just the battery, even
> with big MSD boxes - and they use piddly little batteries.

 They usually run magnetos and don't run high pressure electric fuel pumps.
No one with a roundy rounder runs total loss, only drahsters can get by
with that.

PS If I need that last 1/2 HP, I'm in the wrong class.




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