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Results are source-attributed previews, not a complete combined count. Feed dates are publisher dates; first-observed dates are provenance. Each collection links to its owner. Gerry Files matches indexed names and paths, not document contents; Podcasts contributes video results only. An unavailable collection is shown as unavailable, not as an empty result.

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  • Re: charge rate at main & aux batt

    mark drillock · Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:03:39 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

    ...It is always keeping the alternator in check, to prevent the voltage from being too high. That is it's main job. Too high...

  • Temp gauge function

    John Patton · Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:36:08 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

    Hi, If the temp gauge reads high on an engine truly at "normal operating temperature" it can only be the following: The voltage stabilizer...

  • Re: Adjustable voltage regulator

    Alistair Bell · Fri, 6 May 2005 11:05:37 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Your alternator needs to put out electricity at a higher voltage in order to overcome the internal voltage of the battery. Amperage is analogous...

  • Re: Van Dies while in motion

    Stuart · Sat, 21 Dec 2013 20:56:20 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Thus, when voltage gets low, the current must increase to provide the same amount of power. " "The Highs and Lows of Motor Voltage May...

  • Re: High voltage havoc from coil?

    Larry Alofs · Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:44:53 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

    ...The high voltage circuit from the coil can not supply enough *current* to blow out a brake lite bulb. The most likely way it...

  • Re: Charging system strange symptom

    Juha Koivisto · Mon, 17 Apr 2000 08:11:26 +0300 · Mailing-list archive

    ...At high currents only a little resistance results high voltage drop (U=IR) to charging circuit. For example if you have 0.01 ohm...

  • Re: Adjustable voltage regulator

    jbange · Fri, 6 May 2005 10:29:22 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Your alternator needs to put out electricity at a higher voltage in order to overcome the internal voltage of the battery. Amperage is analogous...

  • Can I Set 13.6 volts at the Alternator?

    Derek Drew · Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:33:20 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...If 13.6 volts is too high, what is a better choice for setting the voltage higher? Setting the higher charge voltage at the...

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  • High Voltage

    high-voltage system in hybrid and electric vehicles

  • Hybrid High Voltage Safety

    Procedures and guidelines for safely working with high-voltage hybrid systems

  • Coil

    Component that generates the high voltage needed for the ignition system

  • Distributor

    Component that directs the high voltage from the ignition coil to the correct cylinder

  • Ignition wires

    Wires that carry the high-voltage spark from the ignition coil to the spark plugs

  • Ignition coil

    Coil that generates the high voltage needed to create a spark in the engine's cylinders

  • Ignition System

    System responsible for generating the high voltage needed to create a spark in the engine's cylinders

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