charging a depleted non-deep cycle battery
I left both of my dome lights on in my SUV for a couple of days, and it wouldn't start. I jumped it, left it running for a good half hour or more, and now I have it on a battery charger. It has a ...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
An alternator won't breathe more than "through its nostrils" recharging 40 amperes which is all a car battery will accept. Even counting the electric fuel pump and Cray computer's worth of electronics as well.
Many motorhome alternators make their living whacking out 100+ amps hour after day every time the engine starts.
Are you trying to tell me a really low SOC battery will only take 40 amps? LOLOLOL
My old 99 tahoe puts out 100 amps at idle, you can hear it sing if the truck has sat for a week and the battery is low.
