Timeline for how fast does the alternator charge the battery?
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| S Oct 15, 2021 at 15:37 | history | suggested | rboy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 14, 2021 at 21:06 | review | Suggested edits | |||
| S Oct 15, 2021 at 15:37 | |||||
| Oct 14, 2021 at 21:04 | comment | added | rboy | That’s exactly what I saw in my measurements and I thought I was wrong. The bmw alternator is rated at ~150A and I see it generating ~38A at idle according to the diagnostics module but when I actually measure the current following into the battery (both at idle and when it’s revved up) using a multimeter it only shows about ~5A (negative indicating charging) | |
| Jan 15, 2019 at 19:32 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Mar 29, 2017 at 0:15 | comment | added | Jamie Hanrahan | Where are you getting this "5 A/h" figure? Any number followed by "A/h" is not a charge rate at all! (Nor if it's followed by "Ah") | |
| May 5, 2016 at 5:25 | history | answered | Old_Fossil | CC BY-SA 3.0 |