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Old 04-02-2011, 07:07 PM
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Re: Confirm my problem is Alternator related

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Originally Posted by Cam View Post
What makes the current rise to 260 volts? I agree that it may rise, but where did you get that number?
When the alternator is producing 20 amps at 13 volts it is producing 260 watts. If we decrease the amps the voltage will increase, to still equal the 260 watts that the alt is generating. I explained this in Svxcess Alternator thread here:
http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...6&postcount=27

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