Output Characteristics - SSANGYONG Rodius 2012.07 Manual

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2) Charging
The alternator uses a new regulator which has three diodes. It consists of the delta stator, rectifier
bridge, slip ring and brush.
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Charging time according to vehicle conditions and environment
Charging capacity: Charging a battery with a low-capacity charger takes longer time than
charging with a high-capacity charger.
Charging status: Charging a fully depleted battery takes twice or more as long as charging a half-
depleted battery. Since the electrolyte in a fully depleted battery consists of nearly pure water and
conductor, only a very small amount of current can be accepted by the battery initially. The
charging current increases as the amount of acids in the electrolyte is increased by the charging
current.

3) Output Characteristics

Alternator (115 A)
Specification: Charging a fully depleted high-
capacity battery takes twice or more as long
as charging a fully depleted battery for small
vehicles.
Temperature: The lower the temperature is,
the longer the time taken to charge the
battery. When connecting the battery charger
to the cold battery, the amount of current the
battery can accept initially is very small. As the
battery gets warmer, it can accept more
current.
Alternator (140 A)