Very informative articles regarding charging/alternators and chassis wiring

[Gryphon Rider]

While doing some googling to find out why the voltage of my pickup truck pulses at idle, I came across a web site that has excellent explanations about some aspects of automotive electrical systems, with particularly good information about charging/alternator systems.  Some of this might be a good starting point to figure out how to have an high-output alternator without cooking a standard-size battery in our Valkyries.  of particular interest to me was the "Chevy Main Electrical Power System" article.

http://www.madelectrical.com/electrical-tech.shtml

[Highbinder]

That's a great site, thanks for sharing it with us ...

[valky1500]

While doing some googling to find out why the voltage of my pickup truck pulses at idle, I came across a web site that has excellent explanations about some aspects of automotive electrical systems, with particularly good information about charging/alternator systems.  Some of this might be a good starting point to figure out how to have an high-output alternator without cooking a standard-size battery in our Valkyries.  of particular interest to me was the "Chevy Main Electrical Power System" article.

http://www.madelectrical.com/electrical-tech.shtml

Your quest can be answered in very simple terms as it has been stated in previous posts.

Somewhere in your search to understand by reading articles you may find that the charging of the  alternator needs to match the output of the battery in which is controlled by the voltage regulator to do so. The reasoning behind this is very simply stated as:
The need to feed the many or the few power requirements is why they even very as such. 

[Gryphon Rider]

Somewhere in your search to understand by reading articles you may find that the charging of the  alternator needs to match the output of the battery in which is controlled by the voltage regulator to do so. The reasoning behind this is very simply stated as:
The need to feed the many or the few power requirements is why they even very as such. 

You elucidations are contributive as always, valky1500.

[valky1500]

Somewhere in your search to understand by reading articles you may find that the charging of the  alternator needs to match the output of the battery in which is controlled by the voltage regulator to do so. The reasoning behind this is very simply stated as:
The need to feed the many or the few power requirements is why they even very as such. 

You elucidations are contributive as always, valky1500.

If you are referring to the voltage regulators job with the alternators to charging the batteries and regulating the voltage output to the accessories...

It's very elementary Watson.

... and they do need to match.

What's more to say.