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Originally Posted by JamieGeek
When I warm up the V-10 in the winter I don't let it idle: The alternator won't charge anything when running at idle. I warm it up at about 2000 RPM until the temp gauge gets to operating temperature--usually takes about 15-20 minutes that way.
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That is interesting about the alternator charging. I remember when alternators started to replace generators in cars back in the day and one of the touted advantages of alternators is that they produced their maximum output whenever they were operating as opposed to generators whose output varied with the engine rpms, from low to high. Has something changed in the last 40 - 50 years regardiing alternators?
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