RS>JB> Rainly night city driving does it to me, wipers and two headlights
RS>JB> while spendind most of my time at idling the motor  while at
RS>JB> traffic lights...

RS>JB> I drive round in a lower gear, and apply the park brake and run
RS>JB> the moto little faster when stopped... seems to solve it for me.

RS>JE> You haven't solved a cotton picking thing. You have just
RS>JE> circumvented the problem! Why not actually FIX the problem
RS>JE> by replacing the alternator or finding the root cause of the
RS>JE> problem?

RS> As I understand it, many car charging systems
RS>will not supply enough power at idle to run all
RS>of these items. They expect the battery to
RS>carry them through the "idle times"  and then
RS>get replenished while moving down the road.   :^)

Twas true in the days of the generator and the early
alternators. Hasn't been so for many a year, however.
Ever since A/C became a more or less standard feature
alternators have been capable of handling the load at idle.
Jay
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