Maybe he just wanted some vanagon-interaction, and some reassurance.

heck..I *often* think the same kind of thing - lol  -:)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Spence" <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:29 AM
Subject: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?

> Todd
> Don't take this the wrong way but in the time it took you to ask the
> question (twice) you could have hooked up a battery charger and the
> question would be moot.
>
> On 5-May-10, at 6:45 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date:    Wed, 5 May 2010 09:10:49 -0700
>> From:    Todd Brown <dermultivan@HOTMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
>>
>> Installing alternator tonight.  Any thoughts on this, or is it a =
>> non-issue?
>> Thanks,
>> Todd
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Todd Brown=20
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:32 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM=20
>> Subject: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
>>
>>
>> I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully-
>> charged =
>> battery when installing a new alternator.  I have a new battery but
>> it =
>> has been a bit depleted by a worn-out alternator.  A rebuilt one is
>> on =
>> the way, and I was curious if current wisdom recommends that I put
>> the =
>> battery on a charger before installing the replacement alt?  Or
>> would it =
>> by OK to let the new alt charge the battery?
>>