How manny batteries can i run?

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How manny batteries can i run?

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How manny Batts can i run off a 132 amp alt?
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you can put enough batteries inline to where it can put a full load on the alternator and not do you any good

what we hooking up and whats the vehicle
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How much money are you willing to spend? :lol: However many you want.... :wink:
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i was just thinking about posibilitys of amps
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how big of a amp can run lets say off a 132 amp and one extra batt wihtout puttin to much strain on the alt
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Ive run a 6 pill with a connex 4600 turbo and 1 xtra batt.It worked fine but the alt wasent to happy about it.
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I use to run a 1x4 on my 139 amp alternator in my Dodge with no problems at all. If you were to add one battery it would defiantly take any strain off the alternator. Two extra battery's and you could probably run a six pill.
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You can safely run a 2x4 with that set-up...And probably with just the stock battery...But if you notice the lights dim a bit when you Key, then you may want to add at least one more battery, or up-grade the one you have now, to one that has more cold cranking amps.
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ok thanks for all the good info!
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the only reason he is asking is cause ill be able to walk the dog farther then he is oncei recieve my amp, and he wats omething way bigger to really put the burd in the corner
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:lol: :lol:
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how about just buying a bigger {more amperage} altenator
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or howabout even an engine maul?.......breaker roger over n out im clear 10-4
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how about mounting a gasoline powered generator that should give you plenty power to drive any amps
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ha have you seen the price of gas these days??? lol one motor is enough to pay for
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The Bull wrote:How manny Batts can i run off a 132 amp alt?
im sorry i thought you were asking how many amps does it take to charge a single battery
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nope just how manny i could run off the stock alt.
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so i gather you know to charge a battery it requires a amperage load
depending how low or what voltage you are going to charge at

you can have the 135 amp alternator
and have to many batteries for the alternator to keep up with
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exzactly . i dont want to put to much. what is the limit?
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