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Old 09-13-2009, 09:26 AM
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Bat only gives initial bootstrap. Once spinning the alt excites itself. You can bootstrap most alts with a 9 volt battery if you don't have any charge in the car battery or no battery at all during a push start. Does not take much to get a little electromagnetism in the field winding.
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