>From: "P Byington" <par...@anv.net> >. >This being said, there is no way to have a working alternator without a >battery to supply the field winding with current. >> How come I can disconnect the battery cables and the truck continues to run? With a "one Wire" Delco alt. you have to excite it to get it to charge but once it is it will continue to do so. I think the question was about running without a battery or starter. Would this not be possible if propped and once running excited from an outside source ? It would have to be a nag fired engine and analogue gauges but would this not work ? Steve "I'll try anything once" Bray
