XPost: uk.rec.driving, alt.home.repair, uk.d-i-y   
   From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 23/6/19 2:03 am, TMS320 wrote:   
   > On 21/06/2019 21:19, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >> How does a lead acid battery charger (or car alternator) know when to   
   >> switch to trickle charge?   
   >   
   > It doesn't.   
   >   
   >> 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?   
   >   
   > Ohm's law.   
      
      
   That's a bit *deep* for some people to comprehend.   
      
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