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Depends how many miles a day is, plus...
Posted by Aaron Gilbert [Email] (more from Aaron Gilbert) on Mon, 1 Apr 2002 20:54:43
In Reply to: As I feared. If I charge it at night, ya think I ..., Evil Twin Skippy, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:31:14
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How many accessories you need to use on that day. With an output of only 11V, it's correct that you are not actually charging the battery, because 11V is lower than the nominal voltage of the battery. In this state, the battery is actually powering the entire car, which is not something it likes to do.
When my alternator's brush/regulator went out years ago, here's what I did. I happened to have a spare battery laying around from my recently departed Honda. I charged up both it and the battery in my Saab fully. I put the spare in the car, and headed off to the dealer (only place that I know of at the time, who had the part in stock on a Saturday). This was essentially all freeway, about 30 miles one way, and decent weather, so I didn't need any lights or wipers or heater or anything else. I also found that if I revved the engine really high, say over 4000, sometimes the alternator would actually output the proper voltage for a few minutes.
I made it to the dealer without incident, grabbed the part and headed home. I figured if I only got halfway, that would be far enough. The battery finally died about three miles from home, so out it came and in went the spare battery!
So, moral of the story is, you might be able to make it 60 miles on the freeway, on a good day. That's assuming your battery is fully charged to begin with, and you don't use any accessories. In stop and go traffic however, I'd say your battery will die much more quickly. Time is of the essence - it takes a given amount of electricity to run your car, so the faster you drive, the more miles you can get. :)
Aaron Gilbert
1987 9000T 273k miles
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Posts in this Thread:
- Whining alternator - '89 9kS, Evil Twin Skippy, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 15:52:13
- THANKS ALL!!! n/m, Evil Twin Skippy, Tue, 2 Apr 2002 08:43:56
- Re: Whining alternator - '89 9kS, jim, Tue, 2 Apr 2002 01:19:57
- Re: Pretty soon whine is bearing under stress, ed's 89 T, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 23:15:49
- Wierd update..., Evil Twin Skippy, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 22:45:02
- Sounds like the diode pack went to me,,, KeithR, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:11:08
- As I feared. If I charge it at night, ya think I ..., Evil Twin Skippy, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 16:31:14
- Depends how many miles a day is, plus..., Aaron Gilbert, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 20:54:43 <-- Viewing This Message
- As Dirty Harry said, "Do ya feel lucky, punk? Well,, Lu, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 17:50:44
- As Dirty Harry said, "Do ya feel lucky, punk? Well,, Lu, Mon, 1 Apr 2002 17:50:40
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