Pretty Vacant <onstottc@ucs.orst.edu> kindly replied to my question:
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>A generator does not produce much power at low rpms. This means that
>your battery is not getting charged when you are idleing or driving a low
>revs.
Ok, I can understand that. Why is it hard on batteries even when my
driving is mostly freeway (15 minutes at ~4500 RPM)? Needless to say, I am
having some sort of battery problem. The car won't start in the morning
when cold. Sometimes running a battery charger for 10 minutes helps,
others I have to jump to my wifes car. The (five year guarantee) battery
is two years old. I have not had any troubles starting the car in the
evening, just in the morning, usually when the temperature is in the low
30s (F). Thanks!!! sf
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