[DML] Re: how long will battery last w/ no alternator

["gbsdelorean" <gbsdelorean@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "tuxr" <tuxdarby@...> wrote:
>
> From personal experience, 62 miles (but I needed to go 65).
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "daviddlasvegas" <daviddlasvegas@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm going to try to make it the 3.5 hour drive to the shop to get 
my 
> > alternator repaired. The alternator is putting out no power, so the 
> > car is running off the battery 100%. If I am driving the car with 
no 
> > accessories on, no a/c, and no lights, should the battery fully 
> > charged last 3.5 hrs / 250 miles or am I going to get stuck?
> >
>

I got a 20 that says 150 miles before a cell call to triple A.
 



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