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Thinking of 2nd battery, will this work?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stalin-ohaulic" data-source="post: 6254982" data-attributes="member: 585517"><p>Hmm... you're close but just not quite right. There is a difference between competitors and a daily setup. Competitors use JUST the bank of batteries. They are the only source of potential so the voltage will not jump around. Once they are done competing, they take their vehicle back home and charge the bank of batts on a charger.</p><p></p><p>This guy is using his alternator. The alternator puts out a voltage of 14.4v usually. It is this high to cause current to flow out of the alternator and keep the battery charged. A simple electronics class will show you that the current flows from the highest source of potential. So while the circuit's voltage is 14.4 there is NO CURRENT flowing from the battery... it is DRAWING current itself. IT NEVER discharges until the circuit voltage reaches it's float charge of 12.6v. So for this reason you can add batts til the cows come home and it will never get rid of dimming but rather make it worse.</p><p></p><p>Adding batteries DOES add extra potential for current draw but it does nothing to help dimming which is a voltage issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stalin-ohaulic, post: 6254982, member: 585517"] Hmm... you're close but just not quite right. There is a difference between competitors and a daily setup. Competitors use JUST the bank of batteries. They are the only source of potential so the voltage will not jump around. Once they are done competing, they take their vehicle back home and charge the bank of batts on a charger. This guy is using his alternator. The alternator puts out a voltage of 14.4v usually. It is this high to cause current to flow out of the alternator and keep the battery charged. A simple electronics class will show you that the current flows from the highest source of potential. So while the circuit's voltage is 14.4 there is NO CURRENT flowing from the battery... it is DRAWING current itself. IT NEVER discharges until the circuit voltage reaches it's float charge of 12.6v. So for this reason you can add batts til the cows come home and it will never get rid of dimming but rather make it worse. Adding batteries DOES add extra potential for current draw but it does nothing to help dimming which is a voltage issue. [/QUOTE]
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