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Mr.SQ
Do you even know who Larry Frederick is? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifDo you believe everything you read on the internet?
Do you even know who Larry Frederick is? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gifDo you believe everything you read on the internet?
Judging from the "bio", I would assume Larry Frederick is CarAudioGuru on here....as he seems more than eager to flaunt his "credentials" anytime anyone mentions something in contrast to his statements, or he feels the need to defend or qualify his statements.Do you even know who Larry Frederick is? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
Mr.Frederick is the Technical Director for Elletromedia.Judging from the "bio", I would assume Larry Frederick is CarAudioGuru on here....as he seems more than eager to flaunt his "credentials" anytime anyone mentions something in contrast to his statements, or he feels the need to defend or qualify his statements.
Thus far, I've not been overly impressed by much the guy has said on this forum, much less his demeanor and inability to form a constructive disagreement without attempting to use his credentials as a trump card (i.e. argument from authority; I say so, therefore it's right).
Alternators produce A/C, hence the word alternating current. When this A/C passes through diodes, then does it become D/C. This is what the rectifier bridge does in the alternator. Put a DMM on your battery and set it for A/C volts. It will read a small amount of A/C voltage, this is A/C ripple. .2 volts A/C at the battery is normal, however if it is greater than .5volts A/C at the battery, the diode trio is leaking too much A/C through which is harmfull to onboard electronics. This is one concern of needing an alt rebuilt or replaced.How does an alternator (which creates a DC current) have AC ripples...?That doesn't make sense to me. It's a totally different type of current.
Richard Clark was one of the first to use capacitors (ie. for power conditioning in his "legendary" Buick Regal)..Clark and David Navone even designed "stiffening" capacitors for Monster.Didn't Richard Clark have a $10,000 challenge if you could prove the effectiveness of a capacitor to him? I think the OP needs to go and take him up on it. Of course, you will be uber screwed when Richard runs a 2 minute test tone and your alternator has to work to provide juice for the system as well as try to fill that capacitor back up.