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<blockquote data-quote="OldWrench" data-source="post: 102519" data-attributes="member: 232"><p>I can kind of understand the desire for an alternator. Maybe this has already been addressed; if it has I hadn't seen it. Putting a 55amp alternator on to charge a motorcycle battery seems like a mismatch to me. The internal voltage regulators in most modern automotive alternators are designed to charge an automotive battery, meaning a battery with a much higher amp ratting than our motorcycle batteries. If you overcharge a battery you can easily destroy the battery or explode it, happens quite frequently. Signs of a battery being over charged are excessive heat, and case swelling. Once the battery gasses are exposed to oxygen you have the makings of a bomb, all it takes is a spark to set it off. What most people don’t realize is even AGM batteries will vent if over heated. </p><p>If for some reason your battery got run down and your alternator went into a full rate of charge mode I think you could easily overheat the battery. </p><p></p><p>We have had a couple of truck led acid batteries explode in our shop, mainly due to somebody doing something stupid, but lets face it, things happen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldWrench, post: 102519, member: 232"] I can kind of understand the desire for an alternator. Maybe this has already been addressed; if it has I hadn't seen it. Putting a 55amp alternator on to charge a motorcycle battery seems like a mismatch to me. The internal voltage regulators in most modern automotive alternators are designed to charge an automotive battery, meaning a battery with a much higher amp ratting than our motorcycle batteries. If you overcharge a battery you can easily destroy the battery or explode it, happens quite frequently. Signs of a battery being over charged are excessive heat, and case swelling. Once the battery gasses are exposed to oxygen you have the makings of a bomb, all it takes is a spark to set it off. What most people don’t realize is even AGM batteries will vent if over heated. If for some reason your battery got run down and your alternator went into a full rate of charge mode I think you could easily overheat the battery. We have had a couple of truck led acid batteries explode in our shop, mainly due to somebody doing something stupid, but lets face it, things happen. [/QUOTE]
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