

| Subject: | Re: alternator--voltage vs amps |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:36:34 -0800 |
Thanks John. I wasn't too concerned as my instincts were leading me to a similar, albeit uneducated, electrical conclusion. Neil. On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:18 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The good news for me is that I'm pretty sure the 90 am alternator I >> have on my VanaJetta is not going to somehow be too powerful for my >> Westy. Something I was thinking about recently. >> > > Nothing to worry about there. You could have a 900A alternator, and > the only difference would be a little engine power lost due to having > to spin a 10x larger and heavier rotor. An alternator won't put out > any more amperage than the load connected to it asks for. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------
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