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1000 watts and a 120 alternator adding a Kinetik
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<blockquote data-quote="audiolife" data-source="post: 8185866" data-attributes="member: 541383"><p>It depends on the charge level the batteries stay at. If your batteries stay around 12.3 volts resting this will tax your alternator making it get hot and possibly damaging your battery/batteries. Nothing on an alternator fully charges a battery and the lower the battery gets the more of a load it presents to an alternator. Batteries can "work" when they are mostly depleted but it will GREATLY reduce their lifespan and add a lot of heat to your alternator if the charge levels are not watched. An alternator is really not so much of a "recharging device" as much as it is a "stop from getting drained so far device".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="audiolife, post: 8185866, member: 541383"] It depends on the charge level the batteries stay at. If your batteries stay around 12.3 volts resting this will tax your alternator making it get hot and possibly damaging your battery/batteries. Nothing on an alternator fully charges a battery and the lower the battery gets the more of a load it presents to an alternator. Batteries can "work" when they are mostly depleted but it will GREATLY reduce their lifespan and add a lot of heat to your alternator if the charge levels are not watched. An alternator is really not so much of a "recharging device" as much as it is a "stop from getting drained so far device". [/QUOTE]
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