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  1. rickf

    M923a1 alternator voltage gauge readings

    Alternator output is totally dependent on the load it sees from the battery so disconnecting them really tells you nothing other than it is working. It used to be done all the time with generators and it kind of carried over as alternators came in. The old guys will say it will do no harm, well...
  2. rickf

    M923a1 alternator voltage gauge readings

    My thought is that you are going to be buying a lot of regulators and electronics if you insist on running it with the batteries disconnected. You are spiking the system every time you disconnect while running and with no load the alternator could very well put out 40-50 volts and blow out...
  3. rickf

    M923a1 alternator voltage gauge readings

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  4. rickf

    M923a1 alternator voltage gauge readings

    Come on guys, give it a freakin break! You are like a bunch of school kids, once you know you are under someones skin you just keep digging trying to get a response. We are all a bunch old hardheaded old bastards and nobody wants to be the first to back down. Let's all just ease up a bit OK?
  5. rickf

    M923a1 alternator voltage gauge readings

    I am sure most of you know why he posted the title that way. Ever since he came on this forum some members have ridden his tail with every question he has asked with the RTFM crap. I, for one, do not blame him for being sarcastic and I give him a lot of credit for even sticking with the forum...
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