On 6/23/19 8:39 AM, trader_4 wrote:

And so far I haven't seen any evidence presented here that shows modern
ones can tell the difference and care about it either. The ones I've
seen, still have a voltage regulator in the alternator that functions
like it has for most of the last century. Rod claims to know so much,
including that they use the resistance of the battery cable to measure
current, but he can't produce anything other than his own flapping BS
gums and he's likely just doing the usual, making it up on the fly
and lying.

One problem with what he's suggesting is the connection from the
cable to
the battery itself if I understand what he's saying. I've seen so many
bad connections
over the years. Wiggling that connection or putting a sheet metal screw
in it changes
the resistance dramatically.
A few feet of wire in an engine compartment won't have much
resistance to measure.
It would take a very sensitive tester to measure that little bit. 14
awg copper wire has about 2.5 ohms resistance per 1000 feet. #2 awg
wire has about 0.16 ohms per 1000 feet.