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Originally Posted by dog paw
Most Jet skis charge somewhere from 200 to 300 watts. and thats @ 6000rpm. Its not a myth.... You might as well use the battery for ballistic media for the ole 357 after a couple hits on the auto charger  ALWAYS trickle charge small engine batterys.
Dave we have a 1930 Model A in the shop right now that has a voltage regulator.... Most of todays autos sport well over 100amp alternators that have quite complex digital regulating systems to control charging |
200 to 300 watts at 12 volts (the voltage where the alternator is at max output current, not the 14.4 volts it'll put out when not really loaded) is 16.66 to 25 amps. That's hardly a trickle...
I don't know of any cars with current regulated alternators digital or not, but every car, motorcycle, and boat I have ever owned did not have any current regulation (except fusable links). They'll put out as much as their rated output if you put a load on them. They all have had analog voltage regulators though. None killed batteries in abnormally short amounts of time.