From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2006 - 17:48:51 PST
Facts of life:
Alternators have silicone diodes to change the AC they make into
pulsating DC that the battery can live with and smooths out.
Diodes have some reverse leakage current. Pick up any good
electronic component book and you will find the reverse
leakage current listed
Steve AKA Dr Deuce (and electronic engineer)
PS: RAM, see you Sunday at Lowell
----- Original Message -----
From: <M35A2USA@aol.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Mutt Batteries 2hn note 2HN
> In the 151 which had a 25 amp 28 volt generator with separate regulator,
> there was sometimes a slight draw...the later 60 amp alternator should
> not draw
> if you have shut off the Accessory aka ign switch.. Most folks batteries
> go
> dead because they forget to shut off the main light switch and the dash
> lites burn for a week. Lots of us put main battery switches in to keep
> the kids
> from fooling with the stuff... Some of the early MV had the voltmeters
> wired to the cold side of the ign switch, being on all the time... this
> too would
> drain batteries in a month. My M275A2 with the two WalMart $28
> batteries
> started the other day after sitting all winter here in VT with temps
> falling
> to 30 below... Could you identify your informer?
>
> RAM
>
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