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   From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   How does a lead acid battery charger (or car alternator) know when to switch   
   to trickle charge?  I can understand it noticing a drop in charging current if   
   the battery is on its own, but what if a random changing load is connected, as   
   there is in a    
   running car?   
      
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