How Far To Drive To Charge Car Battery. An alternator generates power by passing an electromagnet across a stationary coil of wire. Monday 30th November 2009.
At idle the battery can take around 2 hours to charge up to 80 complete if it was flat and the alternator can generate 14 volts. It is also worth noting that the lesser the remaining charge in a car battery the more time it would take for such. A car alternator charge tapers off as the batery charges up so the final 20 will take hours.
Schedule it like you do other home maintenance projects every few weeks is sufficient.
Charging a regular car battery with a typical charge amp of around 4-8 amperes will take about 10-24 hours to charge it fully. Schedule it like you do other home maintenance projects every few weeks is sufficient. You have to drive your car for about thirty minutes. Answer 1 of 11.
