Michael Rigby-Jones wrote: >>Yigit Turgut wrote: >>> >>> When car is running between 7000-9000 rpm,energy will be suppilied >>> directly from the alternator,... >> >>F1 ? >>half that maybe... > > F1 is MUCH higher than that, 19000 RPM for many of the 2006 cars. My > trusy old Honda rev-limits at ~8200RPM, and the S2000's limiter is up at > 9000RPM! The post (and the reply) weren't talking about max rpm, they were talking about the rpm when the alternator starts to supply the energy rather than the battery. Which should be a bit lower than the max rpm or you're in trouble :) Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist