Not necessarily. IIRC, alternators charge at a lower voltage at lower
RPMs, peaking somewhere around 4500 or so.
If high-draw accessories were in use AND the engine was at low RPMs,
the accessories could easily draw more than the available charging
voltage.
-Simon

On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 10:24  AM, Jay L Snyder wrote:

> Yes, but this would mean the batttery/OXS light was on the whole time.
>  I
> think he would have noticed this--I know I would.