ken white wrote:
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.
AC kicking on and off at idle is in the 5-10HP and it doesn't affect modern cars one bit. back in the 60's it would drop the idle a slight amount that all.
