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Subject:Engine electrical power requirements?
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:02:34 -0700

Anyone know offhand how many amperes it takes to keep the engine running
at an idle? I'm talking about how much alternator current is needed only
to keep the engine turning over  -- not including power to do anything
else like charge the starter battery or run headlights, etc.
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR