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<blockquote data-quote="loopkiller" data-source="post: 5449543" data-attributes="member: 601690">No I understand your point very well, but it is just flawed. Alts cannot change in output quickly, so if you have a dynamic load, then by the time it ramps up the output, it is too late. The bass note has already gone.Think of it this way. Under normal usage, say your alt only produces 50a of current. Then comes along that bass note that needs 70a of current for that split second. The alt does not know it is coming. The bass note does not send an RSVP for power. When that note hits, the alt is making 50a of current and is not able to instantly ramp up to the new load of 120a. That is where your battery will kick in and give you the 70a of current needed for that note. The alt will now recharge the power used from the battery because the battery will now draw power from the alt in order to recharge.Now think of it as a static load (burping). A test tone played for 3 seconds gives the alt enoough response time to ramp up to meet demand. I think if you metered your voltage during a burp you would see that the voltage was lower for the first half of a second or so, depending on the response time of your alt. Once your alt is maxxed out, then your batteries again will kick in.That is why proper batteries in a daily driver are very important. Probably more important than a HO alt.That is marketing jibberish. How about some testing numbers to back it up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="loopkiller, post: 5449543, member: 601690"] No I understand your point very well, but it is just flawed. Alts cannot change in output quickly, so if you have a dynamic load, then by the time it ramps up the output, it is too late. The bass note has already gone. Think of it this way. Under normal usage, say your alt only produces 50a of current. Then comes along that bass note that needs 70a of current for that split second. The alt does not know it is coming. The bass note does not send an RSVP for power. When that note hits, the alt is making 50a of current and is not able to instantly ramp up to the new load of 120a. That is where your battery will kick in and give you the 70a of current needed for that note. The alt will now recharge the power used from the battery because the battery will now draw power from the alt in order to recharge. Now think of it as a static load (burping). A test tone played for 3 seconds gives the alt enoough response time to ramp up to meet demand. I think if you metered your voltage during a burp you would see that the voltage was lower for the first half of a second or so, depending on the response time of your alt. Once your alt is maxxed out, then your batteries again will kick in. That is why proper batteries in a daily driver are very important. Probably more important than a HO alt. That is marketing jibberish. How about some testing numbers to back it up. [/QUOTE]

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