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silverback
 
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Default Battery charging


"Mys Terry" wrote in message
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On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 14:04:09 GMT, "silverback"
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You can not overcharge a battery with a properly functioning alternator.


Wanna bet?


Enlighten me. From my experience on a multiude of vessels as crew, running
for hours and even days on both gas and diesel axilliary, I have never heard
of a battery begining overcharged by operation of an engine for extended
durations. I have been informed by many people that such an incident could
not occur with a properly functioning alternator. Maybe you have experience
to contradict this? If so, I would be interested in the conditions and
siuations that led you your conclusions.

Deck Gorilla