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<blockquote data-quote="ahole-ic" data-source="post: 6679712" data-attributes="member: 619324">Bumpin&#039; Goalie, literally none of the things you have said so far are accurate. It&#039;s great that you&#039;re trying to figure them out for yourself, but until you have it right please do not post these things. They are misinforming people.First, The battery is not the source. The alternator is the source. You can literally start your engine and then remove the battery. How do you think jump starting works? Current flows from the highest source of potential ONLY. The alternator charges at ~14. The battery never charges higher than around 13v and only puts out minimal current above 12.6v. While the vehicle is on and the voltage is above 12.6v ALL CURRENT IS DRAWN FROM THE ALTERNATOR because it is the highest source of potential.Your hose and straw ******* analogy are something people can relate to. Unfortunately that is not how it works.Voltage and current stay proportionate. When the amp draws heavy current and the wire cannot carry it, the wire acts like a resistor in series. It drops some voltage. This in turn limits the amount of current the amplifier can draw. If enough current is drawn through the wire to get the wire really hot, the wire will melt the insulation and start a fire.Voltage is also knows as Electro-Motive Force or EMF. This means that it is the only force pushing or ******* the current through the pipes. We know that using a smaller conductor does not raise the voltage. This disproves your analogies.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ahole-ic, post: 6679712, member: 619324"] Bumpin' Goalie, literally none of the things you have said so far are accurate. It's great that you're trying to figure them out for yourself, but until you have it right please do not post these things. They are misinforming people. First, The battery is not the source. The alternator is the source. You can literally start your engine and then remove the battery. How do you think jump starting works? Current flows from the highest source of potential ONLY. The alternator charges at ~14. The battery never charges higher than around 13v and only puts out minimal current above 12.6v. While the vehicle is on and the voltage is above 12.6v ALL CURRENT IS DRAWN FROM THE ALTERNATOR because it is the highest source of potential. Your hose and straw ******* analogy are something people can relate to. Unfortunately that is not how it works. Voltage and current stay proportionate. When the amp draws heavy current and the wire cannot carry it, the wire acts like a resistor in series. It drops some voltage. This in turn limits the amount of current the amplifier can draw. If enough current is drawn through the wire to get the wire really hot, the wire will melt the insulation and start a fire. Voltage is also knows as Electro-Motive Force or EMF. This means that it is the only force pushing or ******* the current through the pipes. We know that using a smaller conductor does not raise the voltage. This disproves your analogies. [/QUOTE]

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