[mjhcobra]

It is interesting that there have been no comments on the part the battery plays in this issue. I got a pm from another member who brought up the point that the battery is like a box of amps and that the alternator keeps it charged.
What about the thousands of British cars that have heaters, fans, fog lights, wipers, etc and they all run with a 4 cylinder motor and a 45 amp alternator and an AMMETER.
Additionally, the big ford cars of the 60's and 70's came with 55 amp alternators and they had all kinds of power options and AC-some had ammeters, some had volt gauges, some had idiot lights. Just some thoughts on the subject.
I will still probably go with a volt gauge for the safety aspect, but still am not clear about the high amp alternator that is being suggested.