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Posted: February 09, 2005 at 10:40 PM / IP Logged

how come the amps are rated at 14.4V, but car batteries put out 12?

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Posted: February 10, 2005 at 12:03 AM / IP Logged

14.4 is the nominal voltage, with the car running. Also, most amps will make more power at 14.4 volts than at 12 volts, this is why the manufacturers rate them at that voltage...

It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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