[DeTomaso] 1972 gumball detomaso pantera

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

True, but it will be a matter of minutes before the current drops to a reasonable level.

Tomas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Tornblom" <Thomas.Tornblom at Hax.SE>
To: "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 1972 gumball detomaso pantera


> If the battery is really low, then you might get really high currents  
> through the wiring and ammeter when it recharges the battery.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 7 okt 2009 kl. 18.40 skrev "Tomas Gunnarsson" <guson at home.se>:
> 
>> Mike,
>>
>> The alternator does not put out 150 A continously. It has the  
>> ability to do so if required but the Pantera simply won't consume  
>> that much unless you add monster driving lights en masse or other  
>> power consuming equipment. If everything else is left unchanged  
>> replacing a stock alternator with a 150 A unit will not change the  
>> strain on the electric system at all.
>>
>> Tomas
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
>> To: <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>; <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
>> Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:30 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 1972 gumball detomaso pantera
>>
>>
>>> In a message dated 10/6/09 20 09 18, kirby.schrader at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> and anything beyond that simply generates more power than you  
>>>>> need and
>>>>> overwhelms the wiring system, without giving the slightest  
>>>>> additional
>>>>> benefit.
>>>>
>>>> Huh?
>>>>
>>>
>>> 150 amps isn't going to give you any meaningful improvement in  
>>> performance
>>> over 100 amps.   But a super high-amp alternator puts out enough  
>>> juice to
>>> really tax the stock wiring.
>>>
>>> Or so I've been told....
>>>
>>> Mike
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