alternator issues

[Kent McLean]

Huw Powell wrote:
> Sounds "healthy" to me.  Battery a bit low, started car, needed charging 
> which strained the alt belt to replace charge.
> 
> Cars generally don't like sitting for "a few weeks".

But the battery had just come off the charger after 2 days on it.

Is straining the alt belt normal?  Shouldn't it handle whatever
the battery throws at it (or asks for)?

-- 
Kent McLean
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
soon-to-be-mine 1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ