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MEXICOWANDERER
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Oct 28, 2013

Alternator Design NERD FOOD Look At Your Own Risk

Explore the magic world of alternator design. What is the significance? Well, how would you like to have an alternator the size of a large case Ford alternator that puts out THREE HUNDRED AMPS in an r...
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ken_white
Explorer
Oct 28, 2013
MrWizard wrote:
Mexi
is entirely right
you have a 300~500 HP combustion engine sitting there
if the pulley diameter and electrical characteristics are correctly designed you can get mucho amps at idle

just remember a 6.5 HP engine can create almost 4KW of power when used in a genset

1 HP = 700+ watts
you only need to use about 7HP (or less) from that BIG engine to produce 4KW of power


Yep, 1 HP is equal to about 746 Watts...

Unfortunately the high HP numbers are developed at higher RPM's and not at idle.

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