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Old 04-24-2011, 12:21 PM   #20
Tom Endy
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Default Re: Generator verses Alternator

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Originally Posted by Milton View Post
Excellent point Tom. With an alternator you also have a clue about the battery condition.
A few years ago I had a bad cell in a battery. On a long trip I noticed that the ammeter did not want to return to zero. I wasn't smart enough to understand the ammeter was trying to tell something was wrong with the battery.

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