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Uh, not looking at any of the other posts...
Posted by RayF (more from RayF) on Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:49:32
In Reply to: So is it my alternator after all?, Saabpilot
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, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:43:19
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...my personal opinion is that's perfectly normal. There are situations where you draw more current than your alternator is able to produce, and situations where you draw less. That's why you have a STORAGE battery there, to carry you over the dry spells so to speak. And at idle with heavy use of accessories is definitely a dry spell.
Once you speed up your alternator production increases. And you aren't often drawing all that current, even in winter at night, so you have plenty of time to replace anything you draw out of reserve at times of heavy load.
DO you have a problem of any sort? Possibly, if the battery is aged and no longer has any reserve storage capacity to speak of or if it was just a cheapy with none to begin with, then you might be better off with a new battery. I'm personally fond of Sears DieHards but they won't sell a very big size to fit in a Saab.
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Posts in this Thread:
- So is it my alternator after all?, Saabpilot
, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:43:19- Looks like I'll do a ground, Saabpilot
, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:26:17 - Probably Not, Gary, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:07:58
- Uh, not looking at any of the other posts..., RayF, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:49:32 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: So is it my alternator after all?, GTW, Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:10:27
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