[DML] Re: how long will battery last w/ no alternator

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxxxxx>]

An hour is probably max. Between the fuel pump and engine controls 
you will draw about 12-15 amps with no brake lights, etc. When the 
volts get to about 9 the engine will begin to lose spark and miss 
under load. You can probably get another 1\2 hour if you by-passed 
the coil resistor when the volts begin to get low.

I wouldn't try it myself.

Good luck

Harold McElraft - 3354


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "daviddlasvegas" <daviddlasvegas@...> 
wrote:
>
> I'm going to try to make it the 3.5 hour drive to the shop to get 
my 
> alternator repaired. The alternator is putting out no power, so the 
> car is running off the battery 100%. If I am driving the car with 
no 
> accessories on, no a/c, and no lights, should the battery fully 
> charged last 3.5 hrs / 250 miles or am I going to get stuck?
>




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