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On 24 Mar 2005 at 10:54, Jens Vagelpohl wrote: > On Mar 24, 2005, at 6:13, Russ Wolfe wrote: > > One thing I happened to think about in this pro/con session on > > generators verses alternators. And this will only work on a carbed > > engine. > > Try and push start your car with no battery in it with an alternator. > > You can't do it. > > But if you can get your engine spinning at about 1000 rpm with a > > generator, your engine will start. > > An alternator has to have voltage to get it jump started working. > > Generators don't. > > You have to admit, push starting a car without the battery in it is > somewhat of an odd situation and doesn't really represent a suitable > argument ;) Right, it made no sense that way, but I suspect that Russ meant "dead battery" rather than "no battery." He was probably thinking no battery life. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~