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one on the big 3

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: May 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM


Topic: one on the big 3

Posted By: iluxion
Subject: one on the big 3
Date Posted: July 17, 2010 at 4:49 PM

Hi there, thank you for look my post!

i got a question on this setup.The question is that i know i have to run a cable from the alternator to the positive of the battery but i was wondering that the alternator will charge the battery without any restriction, can the battery be damage???

i dont know if that cable will bypass a voltage regulator or something... that's my fear.

Thank you for your help!!



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Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: July 17, 2010 at 8:57 PM
No.
The voltages does not go THRU the regulator. The regulator senses the battery voltage and adjusts the alternator's output (by varying the rotor current - hence a small rotor current change effects a much bigger output - ie, output current by changing/regulating output voltage).

And, you cannot "force" current into something....
The battery might be a small size (say 10A not that that means anything in reality - it doesn't matter whether the alternator is 10A, 100A, or 100,000A - the battery will only take what it can take.
[It's based on voltage. The only way to force more current is to increase voltage, but 12V batteries handle a max of 14.4V. Anything above 14.4V (long-term) is overcharging and that will damage the battery.]
This does not mean batteries are subject to a maximum current - eg, a 10A battery may only like being charged at a max of 2A, but that's not an issue for normal vehicle systems. (It is - but nobody worries about it - very few if any vehicles systems employ current limiting. Nor do "smart battery systems" (dual-battery & isolators etc) despite what they appear to claim!)




Posted By: iluxion
Date Posted: July 18, 2010 at 8:03 AM
Thank you very much!!!!





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