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From: Jason James on 10 Mar 2010 00:34
Apparently, in the US, its standard to have "automatic" headlights. They
come on when the ambient light has dropped sufficiently. Anything to reduce
the driver's load I guess.

Jason


From: Neil Gerace on 10 Mar 2010 05:33
George W Frost wrote:

> Apparently, Australian drivers prefer to use only their parking lights
> instead of headlights so they can save their battery

Which makes no sense. If the charging circuit is working, the alternator (and therefore the fuel tank) is driving the
headlights, not the battery.
From: Fast Freddy on 10 Mar 2010 06:50
George W Frost wrote:
> "Kev" <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message

>>
>>
>> And of course we can't have the batteries getting worn out by running
>> lights all the time
>>
>> Kev
>
> The same as my Grandfather used to say
> but then, he did drive a 1928 A model Ford
>
>

yes understandable, my A was sucking 8amps from the battery when driving
with the lights on, and since my car has no parking lights and only a
tail light(1) the headlights have to be on during a dull or rainy day,
swapping the generator for a 60amp alternator solved that, now it
charges at 2amps regardless if the lights are on or not.
From: George W Frost on 10 Mar 2010 07:45

"Neil Gerace" <grassynoel(a)iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:4B97758E.4060701(a)iinet.net.au...
> George W Frost wrote:
>
>> Apparently, Australian drivers prefer to use only their parking lights
>> instead of headlights so they can save their battery
>
> Which makes no sense. If the charging circuit is working, the alternator
> (and therefore the fuel tank) is driving the headlights, not the battery.

Was a bit tongue in cheek Neil
It was the usual practice in past years to save the battery as much as
possible as the charging system was not that crash hot, if you went out at
night, all night, then in the morning, you might have trouble starting the
car, unlesas you were an expert on swinging the crank handle.
Generators were not really good, it was the advent of alternators which
saved the day


From: Jason James on 11 Mar 2010 16:58

"George W Frost" <georgewfrost(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Neil Gerace" <grassynoel(a)iinet.net.au> wrote in message
> news:4B97758E.4060701(a)iinet.net.au...
>> George W Frost wrote:
>>
>>> Apparently, Australian drivers prefer to use only their parking lights
>>> instead of headlights so they can save their battery
>>
>> Which makes no sense. If the charging circuit is working, the alternator
>> (and therefore the fuel tank) is driving the headlights, not the battery.
>
> Was a bit tongue in cheek Neil
> It was the usual practice in past years to save the battery as much as
> possible as the charging system was not that crash hot, if you went out at
> night, all night, then in the morning, you might have trouble starting the
> car, unlesas you were an expert on swinging the crank handle.
> Generators were not really good, it was the advent of alternators which
> saved the day

My '67 R10 had a Ducillier generator. O/P 40 amps. It went OK,..needed
brushes at 30,000 miles. The rear bush was a key weak point, especially in
Lucas gennies. You had to put a few drops of oil in, or the next stop was
armature-poling.

Jason


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