Re: 56 Exec. Generator to Alternator

Posted by PackardV8 On 2013/5/16 2:21:45

100 amp alt vs 30 amp gen:

Ok, suppose one push starts a car with a dead battery and suddenly jumps on the interstate hiway running 70 to 80 mph for a good solid hour. That might present a problem for melting wires insulation. The alt is trying to recharage a dead battery. So perhaps some prudent judgement needs to be made under obvious and extreme adverse conditions.

The above situation occured with my 88 ranger several years ago. A stick, i was able to coast the truck to get it started. Battery had just barely enuf juice to power the e-ignition system. Murphy's law dictated I had a difficult schedule to keep that day of course. I hit the interstate at 60 mph. It has a factory ammeter not a volt meter. I noticed the ammeter not quite pegged. It was cold weather but i also noticed after about 20 minutes of running i could smell what resembled buring rubber, VERY SLIGHT smell.

No damage was done, the truck stil runs and operates great to this day.