[Patrick L.]

Originally Posted by mralternator

An Alternator will always be able to carry all of the load of any accessories , with an alternator, even with your lights on you will not show a discharge , The alternator handles all loads and still sends a charge to your battery to maintain the full charge, only after a start up, when you take power from the battery to start will you then notice a higher reading on your ammeter and it will slowly lower as your battery is charged and eventually reach 0, meaning that your battery is fully charged , even while running accessories , This is the difference to a generator system , as the Generator can not handle the loads and still maintain a battery charge, especially while your lights on, this is because of the low amperage producing ability of the generator

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