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Feb 23, 2010 | 03:27 PM

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more than 14.7V from alternator will cook the battery fluid

Feb 23, 2010 | 03:32 PM

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How would 15amps blow out our electronics when at higher rpms the alternator sees 100+?

15.8 volts NOT amps, and i never said 100% it would blow them out, just likely

and at higher rpms, the alternator still only puts out 14.6 volts max or so, it's more amperage :shakehead

Feb 23, 2010 | 03:37 PM

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like so for your electronics inside the car (more extreme case, but you get the idea civicdriver

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbvNLoZMDtg

Feb 23, 2010 | 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by friesm2000

15.8 volts NOT amps, and i never said 100% it would blow them out, just likely

and at higher rpms, the alternator still only puts out 14.6 volts max or so, it's more amperage :shakehead

Fair enough, I thought we were talking amps since someone else mentioned amps.