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Old 05-26-2008, 06:38 PM
Craig
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Originally Posted by RichC View Post
When it is charging
Well, a 12V alternator delivering 65A would be a total of 780W. Ignoring the alternator efficiency, that's just about 1 HP. In reality, the alternator is only going to use a fraction of that power to charge the battery.