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Coleydog · 10-01-2017, 10:56 AM

Why even put an alternator on if you're not going to use It during the run? All the power drain occurs then. The only purpose of the battery, after installing an alternator, is to start the engine. The alt supplies ALL the voltage your componites require (at 14 volts not 12 or less), that extra voltage more than makes up for any HP loss that MIGHT occur.

10-01-2017, 10:56 AM	#24
Coleydog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 572 Likes: 39 Liked 53 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Running an alternator Why even put an alternator on if you're not going to use It during the run? All the power drain occurs then. The only purpose of the battery, after installing an alternator, is to start the engine. The alt supplies ALL the voltage your componites require (at 14 volts not 12 or less), that extra voltage more than makes up for any HP loss that MIGHT occur.