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                 Total alternator current is the sum of all the individual currents. 
                        
                    
  
                                             
                                The current loop through the battery is a series voltage opposing electrical loop. The effective voltage across battery internal resistance is .3 volts, even though 14 volts is across the two battery posts. 
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