View Single Post
Old 01-22-2015, 04:23 PM   #21
rich weyand
Registered User
 
rich weyand's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Bloomington Indiana
Posts: 1,041
Re: At what RPM does your 350 SBC idle?

It's not a 2x safety margin, because alternators do not put out their full rated amperes at idle rpm. I wouldn't expect more than a third of rated output at idle from any alternator.
__________________
Rich Weyand

1978 K10 RCSB DD.
rich weyand is offline   Reply With Quote