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Old 08-31-2016, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by george kujanski View Post
Willshire, you are incorrect. In a system operating at regulated voltage, the alternator provides the load current along with charge current going to the battery. If the loads are greater than what the alt can provide, the system voltage drops, and the loads are shared between the alt and the battery, i.e. the battery is dischraging.

George
Agreed. I was incorrect. it is dual duty. In this case the battery would act as a capacitor for spikes of current, (turning on the blower or rear defog)

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