Nice Remote Mounted Alternator Rectifier
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Remote rectifiers have been employed by some blue water sailors who are running large Lifepo4 battery banks, which can suck way more juice than lead acid, and for longer.
They have reported only moderate 'disappointing' gains on the amperage delivered, but of course alternator life/reliability should improve since it will run cooler.
I think I'd like to get another 50/120 chrysler alternator and upgrade Diodes and perhaps heatsinking for when my questionable lifetime reman decides to Eff with me.
But with an ammeter measuring total alternator output, and a thermocouple on the casing, I can see mine only really gets hot (180f+) when not moving, hot idling, at max output.
Highway speeds and it ( the casing) rarely exceeds 120F even at large loads. I do not know the temp of the rectifier plate or how different it would be. The cold air intake for alternator I once envisioned will likely never occur.
They have reported only moderate 'disappointing' gains on the amperage delivered, but of course alternator life/reliability should improve since it will run cooler.
I think I'd like to get another 50/120 chrysler alternator and upgrade Diodes and perhaps heatsinking for when my questionable lifetime reman decides to Eff with me.
But with an ammeter measuring total alternator output, and a thermocouple on the casing, I can see mine only really gets hot (180f+) when not moving, hot idling, at max output.
Highway speeds and it ( the casing) rarely exceeds 120F even at large loads. I do not know the temp of the rectifier plate or how different it would be. The cold air intake for alternator I once envisioned will likely never occur.
